Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns (cont.)
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Thermal Burns Causes
You may get burned from any hot or heated source or from chemical reactions that release heat.
- Thermal
burns
- Flame
- Scald (from steam, hot or molten liquid)
- Contact (from a hot object, such as a hot cooking pan)
- Flame
- Electrical burns
- Radiation burns (sunburn, medical radiation treatment for cancers, welding exposures)
- Chemical burns
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Burn injuries account for an estimated 700,000 annual emergency department (ED) visits per year.
