title: Childhood illness as an aetiological factor in burns.
abstract: A prospective study of 208 children has shown that a significant number of them have an illness before suffering a thermal injury. The authors suggest that an unwell child is more likely to suffer a burn, and that first aid programmes should stress to parents to be even more careful when their child is unwell.
authors.affiliation: Burns Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buckland
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sully
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control; D000339:Affect; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012803:Sick Role