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June 1992, Vol 146, No. 6 >
Article | June 1992

Hot Embers and Ashes as Sources of Burns in Children FREE

DAN RIGGS, MD; RICHARD WEIBLEY, MD; STEPHANIE DANIELS, RN; KAREN WELLS, MD; WAYNE CRUSE, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1992;146(6):657-658. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1992.02160180015002.
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Sir.—We recently reviewed our experience with a well-defined group of children to help identify the patient population at risk of thermal injury from contact with hot embers and ashes. Charts were reviewed for all children admitted to the Tampa Bay (Fla) Regional Burn Center between January 1986 and May 1991 who had been burned by hot embers or ashes. The following information was noted: patient sex and age, total body surface area burned, body parts burned, location of heat source, seasonal distribution of burn injuries, persons responsible for starting the fire, necessary treatment, need for grafting, presence of complications, length of hospital stay, and level of function after treatment.

Patient Reports.—Thirty-four children with burn wounds from hot embers and ashes were identified from medical charts. All were younger than age 16 years (median, 30 months; range, 11 months to 12 years 3 months). Twenty-four patients (71%) were younger

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Lindblad BE, Terkelsen CJ, Christensen H.  Epidemiology of domestic burns related to products . Burns. 1990;;16:89-91.
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Cartotto RC, Thomson HG, Zuker RM, Clark HM, Lindsay WK.  'Cool your coals': prevention of apparently extinguished campfire and barbecue burns in children . Proc Am Burn Assoc. 1991;;23:125.
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Jay KM, Bartlett RH, Danet R, Allyn PA.  Burn epidemiology: a basis for burn prevention . J Trauma. 1977;;17:943-947.
4 +
Dado DV, Angelats J.  Management of burns of the hands in children . Hand Clin. 1990;;6:711-721.
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Wiebe RA, Yamamoto LG.  Charcoal burns . Pediatrics. 1986;;77:773-774.
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The Boy Scout Handbook . 10th ed. Irving, Tex: Boy Scouts of America; 1990;:93.

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