Burn injuries cause physical bodily damage, in addition to immediate and long-lasting psychological harm and quality of life losses to children, adolescents, and their families.1-3 According to the 2020-2023 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)4 data operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there were approximately 296,299 unintentional, non-fatal burns treated in emergency departments related to consumer products among infants, children, and adolescents ages <1–19. This reflects an average of over 74,000 non-fatal burn injuries per year.
The Children’s Safety Network’s infographic breaks down these data to show where and how burn injuries most often occur—by age, body part, type, and consumer product. It also highlights practical prevention recommendations to help protect children and adolescents from these common, yet preventable, injuries.
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2. Miller TR, Bhattacharya S, Zamula W, et al. Quality of life loss of people admitted to burn centers, United States. Qual Life Res. 2013;22(9):2293-2305. doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0321-5
3. Woolard A, Hill NTM, McQueen M, et al. The psychological impact of paediatric burn injuries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2021;21(1):2281. doi:10.1186/s12889-021-12296-1
4. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. NEISS – National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; 2020-2023. Available from: https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data.