@article{ref1,
title="Illness as a predisposing factor to scalds in children: an exploratory study",
journal="Paediatric nursing",
year="2009",
author="Leaver, Jane and Coad, Jane",
volume="21",
number="10",
pages="38-44",
abstract="AIM: To explore whether the presence of illness is a predisposing factor to scalds in children aged five years and under. METHOD: A mixed methodology approach was used in this exploratory study. The results from the questionnaire phase are reported in this article. Questionnaires (n = 90) were sent out to the parents and carers of all children who had been admitted to a regional paediatric burns unit with scalds in the previous year. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. FINDINGS: These supported many of the findings in the literature. A typical child who had been scalded was a male toddler who was injured in the kitchen of his own home in the presence of a carer. Half of the children in this study were unwell around the time of the accident. CONCLUSION: Although this was a small pilot study, the need for parents and health carers to be vigilant is highlighted particularly when a child is unwell.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0962-9513",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}