Posts tagged Burn Injuries

• Stay Safe from Burns on Halloween

  Shannon Weidemann | October 26, 2007 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Halloween is on Wednedsay October 31st this year. Emergency rooms often see patients that have been burned on Halloween. Costumes may be made from a flammable material and candles in pumpkins and luminaries are found all over on Halloween. Here are some tips to help keep you and your family safe while Trick or Treating.When purchasing costumes, masks, beards and wigs, look for flame-resistant...

• Natural Gas Explosion Burns Two Men

  Shannon Weidemann | September 26, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A drilling accident in Richland, New York caused two men to suffer burn injuries this morning. They were drilling a well looking for water when they hit a pocket of natural gas. One man suffered second and third-degree burns on his arms. The two men were drilling a well at 377 Canning Factory Road in Richland at 11:15 a.m. when their drill hit gas 120 feet below the surface, said state...

• Fireworks and Sparklers Can Cause Severe Burns

  Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2007 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  July 4th is almost upon us and it is a good time for some firework safety tips. Sparklers are often believed to be safe for young children but they burn at very high temperatures. A much safer alternative is a glow in the dark stick, necklace or toy. Here are some other firework safety tips:- Light fireworks outdoors in a clear area away from houses, dry leaves or grass and flammable...

• Los Angeles Child Plays With Lighter and Gets Burned

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A 6-year-old girl in Los Angeles was playing with a lighter at her home when her clothes caught on fire. She ran out of her house and caught the attention of a 17-year-old neighbor by her screams. He was able to wrap her in a towel to extinguish the fire. Firefighters and Paramedics arrived at a single-family residence to find a severely burned 6 year-old female, conscious and alert, however,...

• Scientist Wins Award for Research in Artificial Skin & Other Advancements

  Christina Cole | January 06, 2007 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Scientist, who pioneered work in artificial skin and various other bioengineering advances, has won a prestigious prize for his research.Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung, professor emeritus at the University of California San Diego, is the receiver of the 2007 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize. Fung's research has led to more effective treatments for the millions of burn victims and other trauma...