Burn and Scald Injuries: Prevention and Anticipatory Guidance

Burn injuries remain a significant source of morbidity among children in the United States and represent a common cause of pediatric injury encountered in both emergency and outpatient settings. Children frequently present with burns of varying severity, ranging from minor injuries managed in primary care clinics to more serious burns requiring emergency evaluation and specialized treatment. As pediatricians, it is key to understand burn types and how varying mechanisms of injury disproportionately impact certain age groups more than others to provide effective and tailored anticipatory guidance to parents and caregivers.