Preventing tap water burns.
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 70 (7), 727-729
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.70.7.727
Abstract
Based on a 1974-1975 survey of hospital records in upstate New York, we estimate that 347 tap water burns will require inpatient treatment annually, with children and the elderly at increased risk. The number and severity of burns from tap water makes them an important prevention priority. Reducing the temperature of household hot water supplies could be a practical and effective prevention measure.Keywords
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