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The morning after the night before: campfires revisited
Author(s) -
Fraser John F,
Choo Kelvin L,
Kimble Roy M,
Sutch David
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05037.x
Subject(s) - morning , hazard , forensic engineering , geology , engineering , physics , astronomy , chemistry , organic chemistry
Even eight hours after a campfire has been extinguished with sand, it retains sufficient heat to cause a full‐thickness burn with contact of one second. Because extinguishing with sand disguises the danger, this is a particular hazard for children. The only safe way to extinguish a campfire is with water.