Berger L R, Kalishman S
Pediatrics. 1983 Jan;71(1):97-9.
Three children with grid-like second-degree burns of their extremities from contact with floor furnace registers prompted an examination of this thermal hazard. Average temperature of the gratings was 294 degrees F (146 degrees C), with a range of 180 degrees to 375 degrees F (82.2 degrees to 191 degrees C). All of the furnaces tested were positioned at the entrance to bedrooms and had so little clearance that it was impossible to walk around them without contact with their surface. Infants and toddlers are at particular risk: 1 or 2 seconds of exposure would be expected to produce a serious burn. Suggestions for preventing burns from floor furnaces include turning them off when young children are at home; installing barrier gates to prevent children from coming in contact with the registers; and developing a surface coating or replacement grate with less hazardous thermal properties.
三名儿童因接触地板炉通风口而四肢出现网格状二度烧伤，这促使人们对这一热危险进行调查。格栅的平均温度为294华氏度（146摄氏度），范围在180华氏度至375华氏度（82.2摄氏度至191摄氏度）之间。所有测试的炉子都位于卧室门口，与周围的间隙非常小，以至于不接触其表面就无法绕开它们。婴幼儿尤其危险：预计接触1到2秒就会造成严重烧伤。预防地板炉烧伤的建议包括：在幼儿在家时关闭炉子；安装防护门以防止儿童接触通风口；开发具有较低热危险性的表面涂层或替换格栅。
