Scalds in Australia Among Children

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer illustrates that the group most affected by scalds in Australia are children under the age of four years. Further, the writer notes that boys are almost twice as likely to sustain scalds than girls. The writer discusses that each year in Australia an average of 1800 children suffer scald burns requiring admission to hospital. The writer also looks at the different types of injuries caused by scalds. Finally, the writer looks at the prevention of such child injuries and concludes that scald burns are preventable and are far more preferable to prevent them than it is to treat them.
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Outline:
Types of Scald Injuries
Hot Tap Water Scalds
Scalds Occurring In The Kitchen
Who Is Affected?
Prevention
Summary/Recommendations

From the Paper:

"One of the ways the community addresses the problem is by educating parents and caregivers by means such as advertising, brochures, factsheets and other health promotion campaigns. These campaigns recommend measures such as safety with hot drinks, safety in the kitchen - such as keeping kettles, jugs and teapots away from the edge of benches and tables, using cordless kettles, installing stove guards and turning handles inwards towards the back of stove, also using the back burners on stoves.
"Hot tap water scalds can be avoided by running the cold water tap before immersing a young child in a bath and not leaving young children alone whilst they are bathing."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carlsson, A 2006 18 Feb 'Boys face greater risk than girls, says new research' Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060216233627.htm.
• Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health 2008 Burns and scald injury hospitalisations" Updated December 18 2008 Retrieved March 12 2009.
• Drago D 2005. 'Kitchen scalds and thermal burns in children five years and younger', Paediatrics volume 115, pp. 10 - 16
• Edwards SL & Sarwark JF 2005. 'Infant and child motor development', Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research volume 434, pp. 33 - 9
• Harrison, J and Steel, D 2006 'Burns and scalds' National Injury Surveillance Unit

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