{"id":226312,"date":"2025-03-14T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-painful-than-childbirth-burns-from-hot-water-bottles-double-in-last-five-years-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:00:25","slug":"more-painful-than-childbirth-burns-from-hot-water-bottles-double-in-last-five-years-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-painful-than-childbirth-burns-from-hot-water-bottles-double-in-last-five-years-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;More painful than childbirth&#8217;: Burns from hot water bottles double in last five years | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h5umPiO6E9g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'More painful than childbirth': Burns from hot water bottles double in last five years | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5umPiO6E9g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The number of serious burns caused by hot water bottles has almost doubled in the last five years, new data shared with ITV News shows.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, 968 people in England and Wales were admitted to burn units compared to 501 in 2020, according to the International Burn Injury Database.<\/p>\n<p>While an NHS trust guidance states that hot water bottles have a two-year lifespan, ITV News found that some being sold by a variety of retailers were already older than that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of serious burns caused by hot water bottles has almost doubled in the last five years, new data shared with ITV News shows. 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