CDC reports blames indoor tanning for thousands of burns

In a report released Monday by the CDC, scientists involved in the solariums nearly 2,000 skin and eyes burn incidents that Americans end up in the emergency room each year. According to the CDC researchers Gery Guy, this is the first report that involved direct injury with solariums to search.

The report, published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, is the latest attempt by health authorities to reduce the number and frequency of visits to tanning salons. Earlier this year the US Surgeon General a report accusing the practice of burning skin provided 400,000 cancer cases each year.

In the latest CDC report, researchers analyzed data from 66 emergency departments from 2003 to 2012 hospitals collected The report showed that five percent of tanning injuries occurred at home, while the majority in gyms and salons happened.

"Most of the patients were treated and released from the [emergency department], hospitalization is necessary. However, heavy burns enough to warrant emergency visit, increased exposure to UV radiation levels and the risk of skin cancer, "the study authors wrote.

Although the results reinforce the idea of tanning as harmful, they show that tanning injuries are on the decline. In 2003, some 6487 Americans have suffered burns and other injuries while tanning.

CDC officials say the decline is evidence that fewer and fewer people are risking their health by the additional UV skin. But the leather says the decline of industry evidence for increased safety.

"These companies take the welfare of customers seriously," said John Overstreet, executive director of the indoor tanning Association, told USA Today. "Customers are customers unhappy and injured personnel are trained to show customers how to use and ensure that people are not overexposed or sunburn camera correctly. "