A Burning Issue
Handling Household Burns
Illustration of a man on a ladder checking a ceiling smoke detector.
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 liquid, fire, friction, the sun, electricity, or certain chemicals.
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/Dec2013/Feature2
