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Hot pavement poses a burn risk

Hot Pavement Can Burn Feet in Seconds

More education needed to warn of burn risk from hot pavement, particularly as temps exceed 100
An Indianapolis teen suffered serious burns after his friends poured boiling hot water on him as part of fad called the "Hot Water Challenge."

Teen Boy Suffers Serious Burns After ‘Hot Water Challenge’

Other children have also been seriously burned while participating in this 'fad'
Burn injury survival has dramatically increased over the past 30 years

Burn Deaths Down From 1989 to 2017 in the United States

New protocols may have reduced the mortality for all age groups, burn sizes, and genders
Young children are suffering vision-threatening burns from the chemicals inside liquid laundry detergent pods in increasing numbers

More Children Suffering Ocular Burns From Detergent Pods

Nearly 500 such injuries occurred in 2015, researchers say
Electronic-cigarette devices are randomly and unexpectedly exploding

Burns, Blast Injuries on the Rise From Exploding E-Cigarettes

Users say they're unaware the lithium batteries are a potential fire hazard
Researchers have developed a method to measure the limit to which human skin can be stretched

Findings May Help Optimize Tissue Expansion Procedures

Elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and mechanical toughness vary with relative ambient humidity
An in vivo transplantation model has been used to develop a three-dimensional integumentary organ system from induced pluripotent stem cells

Bioengineering Advances Offer Promise for Skin Regeneration

3D integumentary organ system developed from induced pluripotent stem cells using in vivo model
Fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment is effective for hypertrophic burn scars

CO2 Fractional Laser Effective for Hypertrophic Burn Scars

Clinical and histological improvement seen for hypertrophic, but not keloidal, burn scars
Gynecologists should be aware that accidental exposure to trichloroacetic acid

Caution: Handle TCA With Care to Avoid Chemical Burns

Case report of gynecologist accidentally exposed to trichloroacetic acid illustrates teaching points
A potentially hazardous form of marijuana use called "dabbing" is growing in popularity across the United States

Risky Pot ‘Dabbing’ Method Growing in Popularity

Fires and even explosions have been linked to this practice, experts say