@article{ref1,
title="Nationwide web survey of pediatric scalds: prevalence and the relationship with household vacuum flasks",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2018",
author="Zhao, Ran and Zhang, Yuehou and Ning, Fanggang and Cao, Yongqian and Zang, Chengyu and Yin, Siyuan and Song, Ru and Jiang, Hang and Wang, Yibing",
volume="44",
number="2",
pages="318-325",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore the prevalence of pediatric (0-72 months old) scalds, and to clarify its relationship with household vacuum flasks. <br><br>METHODS: A cross sectional online survey based on the largest social media in China. Online questionnaire was pushed twice a day to our target respondents for successive seven days. We were authorized to gain, analyze and publish the information related to this research by the Sina & Weibo data center. <br><br>RESULTS: Prevalence of pediatric scalds was 5.5%. Gender ratio (boy to girl) was 1.96:1. Toddlers (12-36 months old) were the most susceptible age group (54.5%). Non-intentional water spill was the main causation (77.3%). An extremely low percent (7.1%) of the parents performed first-aid as described by the &quot;RRICH&quot; rule: water rinse - clothes remove - water immersion - clean cover - hospital. Scars developed in 52.7% patients and 14.7% of them underwent reconstructive surgery. There were 75.5% Chinese families using vacuum flasks in daily life, but only 6.1% families used the fastening device to avoid burns. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Prevalence of pediatric scalds (0-72 months old) was rather high, which might be related to the extensive insecure usage of household vacuum flasks.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2017.08.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2017.08.007"
}