%0 Journal Article
%T Agents, mechanisms and clinical features of non-scald burns in children: a prospective UK study
%J Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
%D 2017
%A Johnson, E. L.
%A Maguire, S.
%A Hollén, L. I.
%A Nuttall, D.
%A Rea, D.
%A Kemp, A. M.
%V 43
%N 6
%P 1218-1226
%X AIMS: To inform childhood burn prevention by identifying demographics, clinical features and circumstances of unintentional non-scald burns. <br><br>METHODS: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted across Cardiff, Bristol and Manchester, including six emergency departments, three minor injury units and one burns unit between 13/01/2013-01/10/2015. Data collected for children aged <16 years with any burn (scald, contact, flame, radiation, chemical, electrical, friction) included: demographics, circumstances of injury and clinical features. Scalds and burns due to maltreatment were excluded from current analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 564 non-scald cases, 60.8% were boys, 51.1% were <3 years old, 90.1% (472/524) of burns affected one anatomical site. Contact burns accounted for 86.7% (489/564), 34.8% (137/394) of which were from objects placed at >0.6m and 76.5% (349/456) affected the hands. Hairstyling devices were the most common agent of contact burns (20.5%, 100/487); 34.1% (30/88) of hairstyling devices were on the floor. Of children aged 10-15 years, 63.7% (65/102), sustained contact burns of which 23.2% (13/56) were preparing food, and when burnt from hairstyling devices, 73.3% (11/15) were using them at the time of injury. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Parents of toddlers must learn safe storage of hazardous items. Older children should be taught skills in safe cooking and hairstyling device use.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0305-4179
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2017.01.036