Accidental burns can happen just about anywhere in your home, and they’re not always caused by fire. You might get burned by spilling coffee in your lap, touching a hot iron, or misusing certain cleaning products.
Burns are skin or tissue damage, usually caused by heat. Burns can be caused by hot objects or liquids, fire, friction, the sun, electricity, or certain chemicals.
Each year, about a half-million people nationwide seek medical attention for burns. Household burns lead to nearly 7 of 10 admissions to burn centers. The good news is that the number of deaths from severe burns has dropped by more than half over the past four decades, in large part because of treatments developed through NIH-funded research….