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Car radiator burns: a prevention issue.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Rabbitts, Angela C. Alden, Nicole E. Conlin, Tara Yurt, Roger |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | Scald burns continue to be the major cause of injury to patients admitted to the burn center. Scald burns occurring from car radiator fluid comprise a significant subgroup. Although manufacturer warning labels have been placed on car radiators, these burns continue to occur. This retrospective review looks at all patients admitted to our burn center who suffered scald burns from car radiator fluid to assess the extent of this problem. During the study period, 86 patients were identified as having suffered scald burns as a result of contact with car radiator fluid. Seventy-one percent of the burn injuries occurred in the summer months. The areas most commonly burned were the head and upper extremities. Burn prevention efforts have improved greatly over the years; however, this study demonstrates that scald burns from car radiator fluid continue to cause physical, emotional, and financial devastation. The current radiator warning labels alone are not effective. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a new federal motor vehicle safety standard to aid in decreasing the number of scald burns from car radiators. The results of this study were submitted to the United States Department of Transportation for inclusion in a docket for federal legislation supporting these safety measures. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_220579_38 |
| PubMed reference number | 15353940v1 |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Assets, Financial Burn injury Chemical Burns Chimeric antigen receptor Hospital admission Limb structure Mental Suffering Patients Subgroup A Nepoviruses Upper Extremity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
