title: Motorcycle exhaust burns in children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kelson
authors.forename: Darrin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goodall-Wilson
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kimble
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001335:Vehicle Emissions