Scald Safety
Young Children and Scald Injury
§60% of all scald injuries
are to young children
§
(Source: National Center for Health Statistics)
75% of all burns
to young children
are scalds
If you guessed “children” you are correct. If you had young children in mind, you are right on target. Young children dominate the scald statistics, and scalds dominate among burns to young children.

60% of all scald injuries are suffered by children aged 0-4, and those scalds represent 75% of the burn injuries suffered by children.
(Bridge)  Why are young children especially at risk for scald injury?