Officials are urging Arizonans to take precautions to avoid pavement burns this summer. Health care providers in the state have seen a steep uptick in these injuries over the last few years.
The Arizona Burn Center – Valleywise Health saw a record 157 patients with severe contact burns last summer. The center reports 30% of those patients needed ICU care. Most of the patients needed multiple surgeries. Thirteen patients died.
“So that’s a testament not only to the incidence of these injuries, but the severity of these injuries also,” said Arizona Burn Center Director Dr. Kevin Foster…