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Health NewsFruit, Fish Help Teens Fight Asthma Health Tip: Classifying Burns Health Highlights: Aug. 23, 2007 Search Results 1–8 of 8 Web Pages | See Categories and Related Topics Avoiding Household Burns More than two million Americans suffer burn injuries each year, and about 70,000 of them require admission to the hospital. Learn the steps you can take to protect your family and avoid a trip to the ... Details >American College of Emergency PhysiciansBurn Care Facilities This is a list of burn facilities in the United States, listed alphabetically by state, and it includes addresses, phone numbers, number of beds, and directors.... Details >American Burn AssociationBurn Injuries: Prepare, Prevent, Respond Fire kills for than 600 children ages 14 and under each year and injures about 3,400 more; nearly 50 percent of children who are injured are under the age of 5. Shriners Hospitals for Children and the... Details >Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenBurns: Preventing Burns in Your Home Burns often happen unexpectedly, but you can take precautions to help prevent them. This page provides fire and water related tips for preventing burns in your home.... Details >American Academy of Family PhysiciansFirst Aid for Electrical AccidentsThis online fact sheet provides step-by-step instructions for the first aid treatment of victims of electrical shock and electrical burn accidents.... Details >National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHot Water BurnsThis fact sheet reviews treatment for minor and severe burns as well as prevention. The fact sheet also looks at causes of hot water burns and discusses testing the water heater's temperature.... Details >National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPrevention and Treatment of Burns - Miscellaneous CausesThis fact sheet provides suggestions for preventing accidental burns in the kitchen and other areas in the home.... Details >National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionShriners Hospitals Directory Shriners Hospitals are located throughout North America — 20 in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada. These "Centers of Excellence" serve as major referral centers for children with com... Details >Shriners Hospitals for Children
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