Never use this thing on your grill, the authorities warn
This common error could put your safety at risk, say experts.
With the days heating and the summer approach quickly, the people of all the United States enjoy long hours outside, taking advantage of Al Fresco meals with friends and family members. However, if you plan to pull your grill for the first time this season, there is an essential (and commonly) error saying that you may indicate that it could land you in the hospital - and it's not a Burning you risk if you make this mistake. Keep reading to discover the grillable safety error that you can not afford to make this summer.
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If you clean your grill with a metal brush, stop now.
Grill are notoriously difficult to clean, making heavyweight wire brushes a staple in many barbecue master cleaning arsenal. However, experts say that the use of a metal brush to clean your grill could be a serious safety risk.
The Consumer Products Safety Board (CPAC) has just published aGrid warning, Attention against the use of grilled brushes, because the hair can become inherent in food and swallowed, potentially causing a serious injury or even death.
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Nearly 1,700 United States went to the hospital with metal brush injuries between 2002 and 2014.
Injuries related to accidental ingestion of metal brush hair occurs more often than you might think.
According to a 2016 study published in the journalOtolaryngology-Head and neck surgery, From the National System Data Electronic Injury Consumer Product Safety Commission (Neiss), about 1698 US residents went to the hospital after accidental consumption of metal grid brush or fragments between 2002 and 2014.
Grilled bristles can cause serious injury if swallowed.
Neiss Data indicates that the most common brush brush places are the mouth and throat, but the metal brush hairs can cause more serious injury to the lower digestive tract.
A document of 2016 published in the journalThe American surgeon Investigated on six cases of metalGrill Brush Bristle Ingestion leading to intestinal injuries; Among the patients studied, five required surgical procedures, including three people who have undergone laparoscopic surgery to repair intestinal perforations.
According to the search published in theCOLOPROCTOLOGY ANNALS In 2016, theMortality rate for intestinal perforations is about 30%, but can reach 70% among people whose causes of injuryDiffuse peritonitis, in which an infection that started in the GI tract spreads throughout the abdominal cavity.
There are safe alternatives to metal grid brushes.
If you want to clean your grill deep - but safely - this summer there is hope. The CPSC recommends using nylon grill brushes, which have sweeter hairs less likely to cause injury or bullet aluminum foil to clean your grill instead of metal brushes.
If you choose to use a metal bristle brush to clean your grill, make sure it's a new new one, because the elderly may be more likely to lose their bristles. According to the above-mentionedAmerican surgeon Study, none of the people who have experienced intestinal perforation had replaced their grilled brushes over the two years preceding their injury.
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