Hot liquid scalds, especially from hot beverages, are a particular danger to very young children. Young children between the ages of five and nine and older adults over the age of 65 suffer a disproportionate number of the burns caused by clothing ignitions. Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old face the highest risk of burns from gasoline incidents. We analyze burns by cause categories: scalds, fires, flames, explosions, contact with hot objects, electricity and chemicals. We also look at burns by age group and burns that occurred at work. Gasoline related burns and burns caused by cooking involve several categories of burns and are examined separately. The
2010 Annual Report  file size 3MB
of the Massachusetts Burn Injury Reporting System is available. From this data we developed a one page flyer
Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire: Protect Your Baby From Scalds
. It lists prevention tips and statistics on scalds to young children from hot beverages, tap water and cooking liquids or grease. These pamphlets are available to the public. Check out our Fire Safety Flyers page to get copies. For more information or a copy of the annual report, contact Derryl Dion,
Research Analyst/M-BIRS Coordinator. Physicians and hospitals should contact us for forms or with questions on reporting procedures or download
form FP-84F
for faxing or mailing. We understand that hospitals' emergency room staff is contanstly changing, and so we are providing an explanatory pamphlet
About M-BIRS
for medical personnel.
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