•February 8, 2023•
National Burn Awareness Week February 5-11, is an initiative of the American Burn Association. During this time, burn, fire, and life safety educators increase public awareness on the frequency, devastation, and causes of burn injuries as well as consistent and authoritative measures to prevent these injuries and how to best care for those who are injured.
The theme for National Burn Awareness Week 2023 is “Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire!” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 276,086 people received medical care for treatment of unintentional burn injuries in 2020, with 3,028 deaths from fire and smoke inhalation. Of 87 hospitals reporting to the American Burn Association registry, 91,875 people were treated for burn-related injuries, with 32% of those being for scalds.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.