title: Woodstoves uncovered: a paediatric problem.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To document and describe the effects of woodstove burns in children. To identify how these accidents occur so that a prevention strategy can be devised.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective departmental database and case note review of all children with woodstove burns seen at the Burns Unit of a Tertiary Referral Children's Hospital between January 1997 and September 2001.
  
  
  METHODS
  Number and ages of children burned; circumstances of the accidents; injuries sustained; treatment required and long-term sequelae.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven children, median age 1.0 year, sustained burns, usually to the hands, of varying thickness. Two children required skin grafting and five required scar therapy. Seven children intentionally placed their hands onto the outside of the stove. In all children, burns occurred despite adult supervision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Woodstoves are a cause of burns in children. These injuries are associated with significant morbidity and financial costs. Through public education, woodstove burns can easily be prevented utilising simple safety measures.
authors.affiliation: The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Street
authors.forename: Joanna C E
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Kelvin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Roy M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kimble
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017677:Age Distribution; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002053:Burn Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices