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Hot liquids burn just like fire.
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. Corkum says a hot-coffee spill, for instance, does more damage to a child's skin compared to an adult's because it's thinner and more sensitive. But scalds from hot water are often the most severe, she says.