TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Nationwide web survey of pediatric scalds: prevalence and the relationship with household vacuum flasks
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Zhao, Ran
A1  - Zhang, Yuehou
A1  - Ning, Fanggang
A1  - Cao, Yongqian
A1  - Zang, Chengyu
A1  - Yin, Siyuan
A1  - Song, Ru
A1  - Jiang, Hang
A1  - Wang, Yibing
SP  - 318
EP  - 325
VL  - 44
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 "RRICH" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2017.08.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -