,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7= himself & ,mr4 
,joyce ( ,ohio7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,febru>y #f to #ab1 #bjbb1 z ,national  
,burn ,aw>5ess ,week4  ,:]eas burn      
injuries cont9ue to be "o ( ! lead+     
causes ( accid5tal dea? & injury 9 !    
,nation :]e1 tragically1 *ildr51 !      
eld]ly1 & ! disabl$ are especially      
vuln]able to burn injuries1 & almo/     
"o-?ird ( all burn injuries occur 9     
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #ae2 ,:]eas annually1 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 approximately        
#djj1jjj p receive m$ical c>e = treatm5t
 ( burn injuries2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjah alone1
 !re 7 #c1fee dea?s f fire & smoke      
inhalation1 & ano!r #dj1jjj p 7 treat$ 9
 hospitals = burn-relat$ injuries2      
,:]eas1 comp>$ to ! ov]all population1  
*ildr5 "u #e 7 #b times z likely to be  

se5 = burn injuries at a hospital       
em]g5cy dep>tm5t2 ,:]eas "y adults 9 !  
#bj to #bi age gr\p _h #a4d times !     
risk1 & ^? 9 ! #cj to #ci age gr\p _h   
#a4c times ! risk ( ! g5]al population2 
,:]eas ! prim>y causes ( injury include 
fire-flame1 scalds1 contact ) hot       
objects1 electricity1 & *emicals1 & mo/ 
( ! injuries occur 9 ! home2 ,:]eas1    
today1 #if4h p]c5t ( ^? :o suff] burn   
injuries w survive1 b1 un=tunately1 _m (
 ^? survivors w su/a9 s]i\s sc>r+1      
lifelong physical disabilities1 &       
adju/m5t difficulties2 ,:]eas ,national 
,burn ,aw>5ess ,week1 an initiative ( ! 
,am]ican ,burn ,association1 is a com+  
toge!r ( burn1 fire1 & life safety      
educators to make ! public aw>e ( !     
frequ5cy1 deva/ation1 & causes ( burn   
injury z well z consi/5t & au?oritative 
measures to prev5t ^! injuries & h[ to  
be/ c>e = ^? t are injur$2 ,:]eas ! !me 
= #bjbb ,national ,burn ,aw>5ess ,week  
is ,burn+ ,issues 9 ! ,kit*51 :]e a     
common risk ( injury exi/s f improp] use

 ( kit*5 appliances1 scald incid5ces1 & 
di/ract$ att5tion :ile cook+2 ,:]eas    
significant rese>* & m$ical advances h  
dramatically improv$ burn c>e &         
treatm5t1 aid$ rehabilitation1 %ort5$   
hospital /ays1 & increas$ burn survival 
rates2 ,:]eas aft]c>e support = !       
physical & emotional effects ( burns has
 play$ a key role 9 ! successful        
re9tegration ( burn survivors into      
,unit$ ,/ates communities1 & burn safety
 education & prev5tion ef=ts cont9ue to 
r$uce ! numb] ( p :o suff] burns ea*    
ye>2 ,:]eas _m p devote _! lives & c>e]s
 to treat+1 c>+ =1 support+1 &          
rehabilitat+ burn injury survivors1     
includ+ ^? p]=m+ vital "w 9 burn rese>* 
& developm5t2 & ,:]eas !re are d$icat$  
firefight]s :o risk _! own lives e day  
to protect o!rs1 z well z burn          
f\ndations & o!r life safety            
pr(essionals :o promote burn injury     
aw>5ess & prev5tion3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7       
supports ! designation ( a ,national    

,burn ,aw>5ess ,week2 &  7#b7 calls ^u  
all gov]nm5t ag5cies1 fire1 life safety1
 heal? c>e organizations1 communications
 m$ia1 & ! p ( ! ,nation to obs]ve      
,national ,burn ,aw>5ess ,week ) !      
appropriate c]emonies & activities4