Motorcycle exhaust burns in children.
OBJECTIVE
To document and describe motorbike exhaust burns on children.


METHODS
Departmental database and case note review of all children with motorbike exhaust burns seen at the Stuart Pegg Paediatric Burns Centre, Brisbane between January 1996 and October 2001.


METHODS
Number and age of children burned, circumstances of the injury, burns sustained, treatment required and long-term sequelae.


RESULTS
Twenty-four children, median age 8 years, sustained thermal burns, most commonly to the right lower leg. Thirteen children required surgery, and 17 required chronic scar management.


CONCLUSIONS
We have identified motorbike exhausts as a cause of burns in children. The injuries received resulted in significant morbidity to these children and warrants a campaign aimed at reducing the incidence of such injuries.
Roberts
Rebecca
R
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Kelson
Emma
E
Goodall-Wilson
Darrin
D
Kimble
Roy
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000009:adverse effects*
D001335:Vehicle Emissions