SALISBURY TWP., Pa. — When a Northampton County man laced up his hunting boots last week, he had no reason to believe the heated insoles tucked beneath his feet could land him in a burn unit.
But later on that day, a lithium-ion battery inside one of the inserts overheated, ignited and burned through his sock and skin. Days later, he was undergoing treatment at Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Regional Burn Center.
Incidents like this — from warming insoles to electric gloves, vapes, drones and cellphones — are no longer rare, said Dr. Daniel Lozano, LVHN’s Chief, Department of Surgery, Division of Burn…