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Preventing tap water burns.

Author(s) -

Mark S. Baptiste,

Gerald Feck

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.70.7.727

Subject(s) - tap water , medicine , environmental health , injury prevention , poison control , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , medical emergency , emergency medicine , environmental science , environmental engineering , pathology

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.

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