title: The danger of scald burns during hair braiding.
abstract: The cases are presented of three patients who sustained scald burns after placing their braided hair in boiling water to set the braids. Caretakers and cosmetologists should be warned of the potential danger from scald burns when setting hair braids. Emergency physicians should be aware of this mechanism of injury for scald burns to the scalp, face, back, and neck regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Seidel
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D001134:Arm Injuries; D001415:Back; D001505:Beauty Culture; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water