Question

1. Why do you think burn injuries have decreased over the past decade?

2. What are the examples of thermal injury?

3. What are the young and elderly at increased risk of injury from burns?

4. Why is it important not to label traumatic events as "accidents'?

Answer 1

Answer 1: The most common causes of burn injury includes fire, heat, steam, radiation, chemicals or electricity etc. At present, the burn Injuries have decreased as compared to the past decades because people have become more concern and alert regarding the preventive measures that they need to take to prevent these injuries. The use of the advance technologies everyday in the industries, companies etc has reduces the risk of these kind of Injuries. Safe equipments are being installed most of the places. Hence these things reduces the risk of burn Injury.

Answer 2: The example of thermal injury are:

• Chemical burns.
• Fire burns
• Electrical burns
• Burn caused by exposure to the radiation.