2009
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-009-0113-9
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Clothing-Related Burn Casualties: An Overlooked Problem?

Abstract: Between 1997 and2006, more than 4,300 serious burn injuries per year in the United States were associated with clothing. Ages 5-14 had the highest average annual burn injury rate, and ages 25-64 had the lowest rate. There were 120 deaths per year in the United States associated with clothing burns between 1999 and 2004. The death rate for those over 65 was six times the national average. The General Wearing Apparel Standard has regulated the flammability of clothing worn in the United States since 1953. Nearly… Show more

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“…19 With the continued death and disability because of clothing-related burns, there are questions about whether the current federal standards are sufficient, and discussion of more rigorous standards and better use of clothing labels is occurring among some clothing flammability specialists. 4,5 The appropriate roles for government and manufacturers in protecting the public from clothing-related burns is an important public health matter, and one that should be informed by evidence. One source of data for such a discussion is the public.…”
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“…19 With the continued death and disability because of clothing-related burns, there are questions about whether the current federal standards are sufficient, and discussion of more rigorous standards and better use of clothing labels is occurring among some clothing flammability specialists. 4,5 The appropriate roles for government and manufacturers in protecting the public from clothing-related burns is an important public health matter, and one that should be informed by evidence. One source of data for such a discussion is the public.…”
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