Abstract

Because of the poor economy and cultural habit, people warm themselves in winter and spring by using coal stoves and hot water. [...]the local residents have the custom of mixing very hot water with cold water, so children are more likely to be burned. [...]parents' safety education about burns for children must be strengthened to develop good habits, such as testing temperature before bathing, putting a hot-water switch in places where children cannot touch, placing hot soup away from children when they are eating, and supervising children when they do housework in kitchen. Younger children are sent to a high-level hospital even though their burns are mild. [...]with increasing age, children's self-activity range increases, and a relative decline of parental supervision will lead to serious burns.

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Title
Epidemiological Characteristics and Disease Burden of Burns in Children in Northern Guizhou, China
Author
Wang, Tao 1 ; Nie, Chan 1 ; Zhang, Hong 2 ; Zeng, Xue-Qin 3 ; Yu, Hui-Ting 1 ; Shi, Shang-Peng 1 ; Wei, Zai-Rong 3 ; Shi, Xiu-Quan 4 

 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563006 
 Center for Medical Records Management, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000 
 Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000 
 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563006, China; Center for Injury Research and Policy, Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA 
Pages
2125-2127
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Sep 5, 2018
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
03666999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2093137320
Copyright
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