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Incidence
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Facts about burns: - About two million people seek medical treatment for burns in the US each year.
- About 100,000 burn victims require hospitalization in the US each year.
- Burns are most common in the 18 to 35 year-old age group.
- Males have twice the risk of females.
- Burns due scalding by hot liquids are most common in children ages 1 to 5 years.
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Related Conditions
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