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The morning after the night before: campfires revisited
John F Fraser1, Kelvin L Choo, David Sutch
1Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Queensland, 3rd Floor, Foundation Building, Royal Children's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia. j.fraser@uq.edu.au
The Medical Journal of Australia
|December 21, 2002
Abstract:
Even eight hours after a campfire has been extinguished with sand, it retains sufficient heat to cause a full-thickness burn with contact of one second. Because extinguishing with sand disguises the danger, this is a particular hazard for children. The only safe way to extinguish a campfire is with water.