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Hot liquids burn just like fire.
Officer Kristal Sproule helps children kick off Safe Kids Week 2001. Safe Kids Canada dumped 4,300 rubber ducks into the reflecting pool at Toronto City Hall representing the number of Canadian children who visit a hospital emergency room each year due to injuries from scalds. An estimated 9,000 Canadian kids a year visit hospital emergency rooms for burns, and almost half suffer scalds from hot liquids, says Safe Kids. Corkum believes one of the problems is many adults underestimate the danger of hot liquids. In fact, a Safe Kids poll of 643 parents and guardians conducted in March found 70 per cent of those surveyed didn't know the most common cause of burn injuries to kids is scalds from hot liquids such as spilled drinks and tap water.