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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data; Burn Units; Burns - diagnosis; Burns - epidemiology; Burns - therapy; Canada; Child; Child, Preschool; Fires; Fossil Fuels; Glass; Household Articles; Humans; Infant; Retrospective Studies; Touch; United States; Canada; United States

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...