*Based on a paper presented at the Conference on Burns and Flame-Retardant Fabrics, held at The New York Academy of Medicine, December 2 and 3, 1966. The conference was sponsored by: the New York and Brooklyn Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, I11.; The National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Mass.; the Section on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of The New York Academy of Medicine; and the Division of Accident Prevention of the U.S. Public Health Service, Washington, D.C. The conference was held in cooperation with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Evanston, I11.; the American Public Health Association, New York, N. Y.; and the National Safety Council, Chicago, I11.; and was supported by a grant from the U.S. Public Health Service.