,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7= himself & ,mr4 
,joyce ( ,ohio7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability          
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,febru>y #d ?r\gh ,febru>y
 #aj1 #bjbd1 z ,national ,burn ,aw>5ess 
,week4  ,:]eas burn injuries cont9ue to 
be "o ( ! lead+ causes ( accid5tal dea? 
& injury 9 our ,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 ,:]eas1 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion report$ t #bgf1jhf
 p receiv$ m$ical c>e = treatm5t (      
un9t5tional burn injuries 9 #bjbj1 )    
#c1jbh dea?s f fire & smoke inhalation2 
,:]eas1 ( ! #hg hospitals report+ to !  
,am]ican ,burn ,association regi/ry1    
#ia1hge p 7 treat$ 9 hospitals =        

burn-relat$ injuries1 ) #cb p]c5t ( ^?  
be+ = scalds2 ,:]eas1 comp>$ to ! ov]all
 population1 *ildr5 "u ! age ( #e 7 #b  
times z likely to be se5 = burn injuries
 at a hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5t2 ,:]eas 
"y adults f ages #bj to #bi _h #a4d     
times ! risk1 & ^? 9 ! #cj ?r\gh #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$2 ,:]eas ! !me = #bjbd ,national  
,burn ,aw>5ess ,week is ,flammable      
,liquids1 :]e a common risk ( injury    
exi/s f flammable liquids2 ,:]eas       
significant rese>* & m$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
 also play$ a key role 9 ! successful   
re9tegration ( burn survivors into our  
communities2 ,:]eas burn safety         
education & prev5tion ef=ts cont9ue to  
r$uce ! numb] ( p :o suff] burns ea*    
ye>2 ,:]eas ,congress requir$ ! ,consum]
 ,product ,safety ,commission to put    
rules into place to protect consum]s "u 
! ,portable ,fuel ,conta9] ,safety ,act 
( #bjbj2 ,:]eas ! new m&atory safety    
/&>d w5t into effect 9 ,july #bjbc1 mak+
 gas cans & o!r fuel conta9]s saf] by   
requir+ flame mitigation devices2 ,:]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 ag5cies2 fire1 life safety1
 & heal? c>e organizations2             
communications m$ia2 & ! p ( ! ,nation  
to obs]ve ,national ,burn ,aw>5ess ,week
 ) ! appropriate c]emonies & activities4