Upper extremity burns from woodstoves.
Twenty-one woodstove-related burns of the hand and forearm in preschool-aged children were reviewed concerning nature and mechanism of injury, treatment, and clinical course. Two distinct patterns of injury were seen: with infants less than 14 months of age, burns occurred almost exclusively when the child touched the stove intentionally, unable to distinguish it from another piece of furniture; in older children burns were always "accidental." Most burns epithelialized spontaneously with surgical intervention and without functional disability. Protective devices are available and could prevent childhood burns from woodstoves.
D000061:Accidents, Home; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006361:Heating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011482:Protective Devices