@article{ref1,
title="The causes, cost, and prevention of childhood burn injuries",
journal="American journal of diseases of children (1960)",
year="1990",
author="McGuire, A. and McLoughlin, Elizabeth",
volume="144",
number="6",
pages="677-683",
abstract="In 1985, fire and/or burn injuries killed 1461 children aged 0 to 19 years in the United States; an estimated 23,638 children were hospitalized and 440,000 were treated for burns. More than 101,000 life years were lost. A "cost of burn injury" model suggests a dollar value of societal losses from childhood burn deaths and injuries at approximately $3.5 billion. Very young children (0 to 4 years) dying in house fires accounted for 47% of these deaths. Preventing fire deaths through residential sprinklers, smoke detectors, fire-safe cigarettes, and child-resistant lighters would prevent more than three quarters of all childhood fire/burn deaths. While interventions exist for tap water scalds, solutions to the problems of "kitchen" scald and gasoline-involved flame burns are less apparent.",
language="",
issn="0002-922X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}