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PEDIATRICS Vol. 60 No. 4 October 1977, pp. 652-654
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Flame-resistant sleepwear: Have the bird-watchers gone ape?

Abraham G. Bergman M.D.1

1 University of Washington, and Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, Box C-5371, Seattle, Washington 98105

I know it sounds ghoulish, but the staff of the burn unit in my hospital practically danced around the beds of the three children who were admitted in the past year with burns incurred when their pajamas ignited. The reason was that they were wearing garments that had been treated with a flame-retardant chemical. The burns, therefore, were trivial. The children were quickly treated and sent home. A few short years ago, before flame-resistant sleepwear was on the market, these same children would either have been dead or sentenced to a life of pain and disfigurement. Our experience has been mirrored at burn centers throughout the country.


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