A scald is just as dangerous as a burn. Hot tap water is responsible for at least 17% of childhood scald hospitalizations.<\/p>\n
If you were an adventurous kid and into everything causing your parents to go prematurely gray, then you likely have some personal experience with scalds. Remember reaching for that hot pot on the stove, touching it and having mom upset that you scalded your fingers?<\/p>\n
The scolding you got, not to mention the painful fingers, served as a reminder that touching hot things isn\u2019t a bright idea. The unfortunate thing is that scalds often happen unexpectedly. Ever been in the shower when someone flushed the toilet or ran the washing machine? Then you have firsthand experience with scalding water.<\/p>\n
The traditional definition of a scald is when someone\u2019s skin has close and personal contact with a hot liquid. Anyone remember the McDonald\u2019s coffee case where an elderly woman scalded her thighs with (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A scald is just as dangerous as a burn. Hot tap water is responsible for at least 17% of childhood scald hospitalizations. If you were an adventurous kid and into everything causing your parents to go prematurely gray, then you…<\/span><\/p>\n