A multicenter study of preventable contact burns from glass fronted gas fireplaces

Glass fronted gas fireplaces (GFGFs) have exterior surfaces that can reach extremely high temperatures. Burn injuries from contact with the glass front can be severe with long-term sequelae. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that these injuries are uncommon, whereas single-center studi...

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Published inJournal of burn care & research Vol. 36; no. 1; p. 240
Main Authors Wibbenmeyer, Lucy, Gittelman, Michael A, Kluesner, Karen, Liao, Junlin, Xing, Yunfan, Faraklas, Iris, Anyan, Walter, Gamero, Chelsea, Moulton, Steven, Nederveld, Cindy, Banks, Ashley, Ryan, Colleen M, Conway, Jennifer A, Reilly, Debra A, Fish, Joel, Kelly, Charis, Peltier, George, Schwantke, Emily, Conrad, Peggie F, Caruso, Daniel M, Richey, Karen J, McCrory, Kristine, Elfar, Mohamed S A, Pittinger, Timothy, Sadie, Christine, Greenhalgh, David, Palmieri, Tina, Grossman, Peter H, Richards, Kurt M, Joyce, Teresa, Pozez, Andrea L, Savetamal, Alisa, Harrington, David T, Duncan, Kimberley, Pomerantz, Wendy J, Dillard, B Daniel
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Abstract Glass fronted gas fireplaces (GFGFs) have exterior surfaces that can reach extremely high temperatures. Burn injuries from contact with the glass front can be severe with long-term sequelae. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that these injuries are uncommon, whereas single-center studies indicate a much higher frequency. The purpose of this multi-institutional study was to determine the magnitude and severity of GFGF injuries in North America. Seventeen burn centers elected to participate in this retrospective chart review. Chart review identified 402 children ≤10 years of age who sustained contact burns from contact with GFGF, who were seen or admitted to the study hospitals from January 2006 to December 2010. Demographic, burn, treatment, and financial data were collected. The mean age of the study group was 16.8 ± 13.3 months. The majority suffered burns to their hands (396, 98.5%), with burns to the face being the second, much less common site (14, 3.5%). Two hundred and sixty-nine required rehabilitation therapy (66.9%). The number of GFGF injuries reported was 20 times greater than the approximately 30 injuries estimated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's 10-year review. For the affected children, these injuries are painful, often costly and occasionally can lead to long-term sequelae. Given that less than a quarter of burn centers contributed data, the injury numbers reported herein support a need for broader safety guidelines for gas fireplaces in order to have a significant impact on future injuries.
AbstractList Glass fronted gas fireplaces (GFGFs) have exterior surfaces that can reach extremely high temperatures. Burn injuries from contact with the glass front can be severe with long-term sequelae. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that these injuries are uncommon, whereas single-center studies indicate a much higher frequency. The purpose of this multi-institutional study was to determine the magnitude and severity of GFGF injuries in North America. Seventeen burn centers elected to participate in this retrospective chart review. Chart review identified 402 children ≤10 years of age who sustained contact burns from contact with GFGF, who were seen or admitted to the study hospitals from January 2006 to December 2010. Demographic, burn, treatment, and financial data were collected. The mean age of the study group was 16.8 ± 13.3 months. The majority suffered burns to their hands (396, 98.5%), with burns to the face being the second, much less common site (14, 3.5%). Two hundred and sixty-nine required rehabilitation therapy (66.9%). The number of GFGF injuries reported was 20 times greater than the approximately 30 injuries estimated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's 10-year review. For the affected children, these injuries are painful, often costly and occasionally can lead to long-term sequelae. Given that less than a quarter of burn centers contributed data, the injury numbers reported herein support a need for broader safety guidelines for gas fireplaces in order to have a significant impact on future injuries.
Author Richards, Kurt M
Conrad, Peggie F
Duncan, Kimberley
Harrington, David T
Elfar, Mohamed S A
Gittelman, Michael A
Nederveld, Cindy
Greenhalgh, David
Gamero, Chelsea
Faraklas, Iris
Dillard, B Daniel
Sadie, Christine
Wibbenmeyer, Lucy
Joyce, Teresa
Banks, Ashley
Anyan, Walter
Moulton, Steven
Kluesner, Karen
Pozez, Andrea L
Fish, Joel
Xing, Yunfan
Kelly, Charis
Ryan, Colleen M
Pittinger, Timothy
Savetamal, Alisa
Caruso, Daniel M
Peltier, George
Reilly, Debra A
Richey, Karen J
Schwantke, Emily
Palmieri, Tina
Grossman, Peter H
McCrory, Kristine
Pomerantz, Wendy J
Liao, Junlin
Conway, Jennifer A
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Burn Units
Burns - diagnosis
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - therapy
Canada
Child
Child, Preschool
Fires
Fossil Fuels
Glass
Household Articles
Humans
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Retrospective Studies
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