"Wire Grill Brushes Can Be Hazardous To Your Health"
Every year about 130 people go to the emergency room from injuries from wire grill brushes. What people don’t realize is that wire pieces can break off and stick to the grill. They can transfer to any food that is being cooked on the grill. “There’s a piece of wire that you’re not going to be able to digest and that can cause an internal burn injury that can actually burn through parts of your stomach or your intestines,” said Erik Eiting, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and director of emergency medicine and urgent care for Mount Sinai Downtown. It’s a type of injury that can be easily avoided. “It’s best just to take a damp cloth, wipe off the entire area before you turn the grill on, just make sure it’s clean and make sure nothing else is on there because that’s how it gets on to the food, it’s like a hidden particle that latches on to the food,” said Dr. Eiting.
- Erick Eiting, MD, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care, Mount Sinai Downtown
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