Boiling wax burn in mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong.
An unusual cause of burn, contact with boiling wax by children and adolescents during the annual mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong is presented. 57 patients who suffered from hot wax burn over the period 1986-1996 were admitted to the Burns Unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital. This special burn should be preventable by public education.
Chan
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Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
Chan
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King
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006693:Holidays; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014885:Waxes / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014885:Waxes