Erratum to: Clothing-Related Burn Casualties: An Overlooked Problem?

Hoebel, J. F.; Damant, Gordon H.; Spivak, Steven M.; Berlin, Geoffrey N.

doi:10.1007/s10694-010-0153-1

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“…More than 4300 serious burn injuries associated with clothing occur annually in the United States. 3 The hazard associated with PECO-based apparel is further worsened by polyester's tendency to melt, clinging to the wearer's body and causing severe burning. 4 Reducing fabric ammability is a challenge due to the combination of melting polyester and non-melting cotton bers that tend to produce a scaffolding effect, resulting in greater ammability than that of the individual components.…”

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