Citation

Lindblad BE, Terkelsen CJ. Ugeskr. Laeger 1990; 152(22): 1590-1591.

Vernacular Title

Skoldningsulykker blandt born--en epidemiologisk undersogelse.

Affiliation

Arhus Amtssygehus, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2360284

Abstract

During the periods March 1 1983 to February 29, 1984 in the Aarhus County Hospital and from November 1 1982 to November 30 1983 in the Central Hospital in Randers, a total of 47 scalding accidents in children were registered among 338 burns resulting from accidents in the home. The incidence of scalds was greatest in the age group 0-2 years. The number of scalds was greater during winter and no less than five children were admitted to intensive care units in hospital, one of these being transferred to the Burns Unit of Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen. The commonest accident mechanism was scalding when the child pulled a cloth or electric cable attached to a coffee machine, thereby upsetting a container of hot water. This explains why the most frequent localizations of scalding were the face, head, neck, trunk and upper limbs.

Language: da