scalding water

Lance Stafford, the man accused of scalding his girlfriend's two-year-old daughter in 2010, has been found not guilty. Stafford was acquitted of second-degree assault of a child. The trial started last Thursday. His defense team argued it was an accident and that the toddler fell into the hot bath water while Stafford was in another room...

Scald burns – caused by hot liquids, steam or foods – are very painful and may require prolonged treatment.  These burns affect all ages and may result in lifelong scarring and even death.  Annually in the United States and Canada, over 500,000 people receive medical treatment for burn injuries; roughly half of these are scalds...