SynthesisBurns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries2015
Preventing childhood scalds within the home: Overview of systematic reviews and a systematic review of primary studies.
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- Pooled it
- Poor methodological quality and reporting standards of systematic reviews in burn care management.International wound journal · 2017Pooled it
- Combining Technology and Research to Prevent Scald Injuries (the Cool Runnings Intervention): Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Trial
- Chronic Malnutrition Increases the Risk of Nosocomial Infections in Pediatric Burn Patients: A Retrospective Cohort from the National Institute of Child Health.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Home Accidents and Their Risk Factors in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Infant burn injuries related to water heating for powdered infant formula preparation.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Preventable Burns from Domestic Tap Water.European burn journal · 2022Article
- Burns in Israel: Etiologic, Demographic, and Clinical trends-A 9-Year Updated Comprehensive Study, 2004-2010 versus 2011-2019.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2022Review
- Impact of the national home safety equipment scheme 'Safe At Home' on hospital admissions for unintentional injury in children under 5: a controlled interrupted time series analysis.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2022Article
- Mixed-methods process evaluation of SafeTea: a multimedia campaign to prevent hot drink scalds in young children and promote burn first aid.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2021Article
- Bee venom reduces burn-induced pain via the suppression of peripheral and central substance P expression in mice.Journal of veterinary science · 2021Article
- Preventing injuries must be a priority to prevent disease in the twenty-first century.Pediatric research · 2020Review
- Patterns of Injury in Hospitalised One-Year-Old Children: Analysis by Trimester of Age Using Coded Data and Textual Description.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo synthesise and evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent scalds in children.
methodsAn overview of systematic reviews (SR) and a SR of primary studies were performed evaluating interventions to prevent scalds in children. A comprehensive literature search was conducted covering various resources up to October 2012. Experimental and controlled observational studies reporting scald injuries, safety practices and safety equipment use were included.
resultsFourteen systematic reviews and 39 primary studies were included. There is little evidence that interventions are effective in reducing the incidence of scalds in children. More evidence was found that inventions are effective in promoting safe hot tap water temperature, especially when home safety education, home safety checks and discounted or free safety equipment including thermometers and thermostatic mixing valves were provided. No consistent evidence was found for the effectiveness of interventions on the safe handling of hot food or drinks nor improving kitchen safety practices.
conclusionEducation, home safety checks along with thermometers or thermostatic mixing valves should be promoted to reduce tap water scalds. Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions on scald injuries and to disentangle the effects of multifaceted interventions on scald injuries and safety practices.
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