Electric fires are of three types: silica-sheathed, fireclay mounted, and exposed rod. Children who grasp the heating element of electric fires of the exposed-rod type sustain severe burns of the hand. Wynn Williams (1955) reviewed 100 cases of children with burnt hands and noted that 36% were due to electric fires. Muir (1958) described and illustrated the electric bar fire burn of the hand, separating it from electric current burns and defining it as a thermal injury. Clarkson and Pelly (1962) also described it as a severe and specific injury of the hand in children. Evans (1962) recorded the impression that the injury was happening more often. This paper reviews the incidence and results of this burn and discusses prevention.
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Audrey Gunn (1967) studied this question.