title: Scalds in the very young: prevention or cure?
abstract: Childhood scalds are a regrettable, but common cause for admission to the McIndoe Burns Centre. A survey of the recent literature confirms that this is not a local but an international problem, and furthermore that the majority of scalds affect children less than 2 years of age. With hindsight, it is possible that a sizeable proportion of these scalds could have been prevented. Taking into account a survey carried out at Waikato, New Zealand, we should like to propose a scheme for public health education; this will be carried out by medical and nursing staff from the unit and will form the basis for a prospective study.
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000367:Age Factors; D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004739:England; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant