The increasing incidence and features of grill brush wire bristle injuries in the United States: 2015-2023
Although the dangers of wire grill brush bristles were published widely in the 2010s, awareness strategies have not decreased the estimated incidence of injury in the United States. Potential strategies to address this issue include targeted media initiatives and implementing enhanced safety measures in product packaging.
Authors
- Amber D. Shaffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5783-9198)
- Mateo Coppola
- David H. Chi
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2026.112792
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00