A nurse practitioner at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, he and a colleague did a study on treadmill burns in children who were treated at the hospital. The 2017 study, published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research, found treadmill burns were more severe than burns from touching a hot stovetop. “What struck us most was that these treadmill burns were very deep and hard to heal,” Noffsinger said. Top treadmill safety measuresFortunately, it’s relatively easy to use a treadmill safely, experts said. “You should never have a child in the same room as an operating treadmill,” Stevenson said.

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Persons: CNN —, ”, Clark Stevenson, CPSC, Dana Noffsinger, ” Noffsinger, “ We’ve, Noffsinger, Stevenson, “, Kyle Firmstone, Firmstone, ” Firmstone, “ I’ve, ” Stevenson, “ That’s, Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN, US Consumer Product Safety, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Burn Care, Research Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, Columbus , Ohio, New York City