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- Marla R Robinson, Annemarie O'Connor, Lindsay Wallace, Kristen Connell, Katherine Tucker, Joseph Strickland, Jennifer Taylor, Kyran P Quinlan, and Lawrence J Gottlieb.
- University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. marla.robinson@uchospitals.edu
- J Trauma. 2011 Nov 1; 71 (5 Suppl 2): S534-6.
BackgroundScald burn injuries are the leading cause of burn-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations for young children. A portion of these injuries occur when children are removing items from microwave ovens. This study assessed the ability of typically developing children aged 15 months to 5 years to operate, open, and remove the contents from a microwave oven.MethodsThe Denver Developmental Screening Test II was administered to confirm typical development of the 40 subjects recruited. All children recruited and enrolled in this study showed no developmental delays in any domain in the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. Children were observed for the ability to open both a push and pull microwave oven door, to start the microwave oven, and to remove a cup from the microwave oven.ResultsAll children aged 4 years were able to open the microwaves, turn on the microwave, and remove the contents. Of the children aged 3 years, 87.5% were able to perform all study tasks. For children aged 2 years, 90% were able to open both microwaves, turn on the microwave, and remove the contents. In this study, children as young as 17 months could start a microwave oven, open the door, and remove the contents putting them at significant risk for scald burn injury.ConclusionsPrevention efforts to improve supervision and caregiver education have not lead to a significant reduction in scald injuries in young children. A redesign of microwave ovens might prevent young children from being able to open them thereby reducing risk of scald injury by this mechanism.
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