Hospitalised hot tap water scald patients following the introduction of regulations in NSW, Australia: Who have we missed?

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 912-919

  Harvey, Lara A ^a   Poulos, Roslyn G ^b   Finch, Caroline F ^c   Olivier, Jake ^a   Harvey, John G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hot tap water; Injuries; Legislation; Prevention; Regulations; Scalds

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCALD; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; WATER; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955579015     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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