• J Burn Care Rehabil · Jan 1991

    Tap-water scald burns. Awareness is not the problem.

    • L E Adams, G F Purdue, and J L Hunt.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas 75235-9031.
    • J Burn Care Rehabil. 1991 Jan 1; 12 (1): 91-5.

    AbstractReview of admissions to a regional burn center showed that tap-water burns were an injury of pediatric, elderly, and neurologically impaired patients. A study was designed to measure general knowledge of tap-water injury and awareness of tap-water temperatures in homes. All those surveyed realized the potential for tap-water scald burns in their homes, and few believed that they could tolerate hot-only tap water at home for as long as 30 seconds. Respondents who had previous experience with tap-water burns had not lowered the settings of their water-heater thermostats. Economical but effective programs must be developed to encourage burn-reduction behaviors in high-risk groups.

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