Burn Injuries in Children Are All Too Common
Loyola MedicineGiuliana Maggio tripped on her grandmother's slow cooker during a game of hide-and-seek, sending her to the Loyola burn icu. According to the American Burn Foundation, 136,000 children were seen in emergency rooms in 2011 for burn injuries. More than 1,100 children die each year from burn injuries.The annual cost of scald injuries is $44 million.