Hot tea and tiny tots don’t mix: A cross-sectional survey on hot beverage scalds

Highlights • Being proximally close to a young child does not equate to adequate supervision as injuries still occur. • Attentiveness and continuity of supervision may be more effective in reducing childhood injury risk. • The peak in hot beverage scald prevalence is closely associated with an infan...

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Published in:Burns 2017-12, Vol.43 (8), p.1809-1816
Main Authors: Burgess, J.D, Kimble, R.M, Watt, K.A, Cameron, C.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data
Burn first aid
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - etiology
Burns - prevention & control
Burns - therapy
Caregivers
Child
Child, Preschool
Critical Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
First Aid - standards
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hot beverage scalds
Hot Temperature - adverse effects
Humans
Infant
Injury prevention
Male
Paediatrics
Parenting
Parents
Prevalence
Supervision
Tea
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Summary:Highlights • Being proximally close to a young child does not equate to adequate supervision as injuries still occur. • Attentiveness and continuity of supervision may be more effective in reducing childhood injury risk. • The peak in hot beverage scald prevalence is closely associated with an infants developmental changes, particularly mobility. • Non-primary caregivers can be caught off-guard by a young child’s rapid changes in mobility. • Parents and caregivers of young children are largely unaware of correct burn first aid treatment.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2017.05.008