In discussing the hazards of USB chargers, we are most often met with two responses:
- Awareness and either a behavioral shift (unplugging and putting away) or placement of a Geddy’s Mom WATCH YOUR MOUTH on the free end.
- A push-back with the basis that low-voltage simply cannot create injury.
Electrical Burn Facts
Voltage, in relation to injury, is a misnomer. Current flow is what we are concerned about. A 2020 study published in the Elsevier Journal and the International Society for Burn Injuries amalgamated data from 2005-2018 on pediatric burn cases at the Shriners Hospital for Children. Their findings are below:
- 81% of electric burns to the pediatric patients were from low voltage devices.
- while prevalence is low, electrical injuries of this sort are often complex and devastating
- previous studies have noted that “..young children are curious, lack awareness, and are often exposed to lower voltage domestic energy sources”.
Contact us today to learn more about how you can protect your child from electrical shocks.