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Review of the initial treatment and avoidance of scald injuries
Ryan T Bourdon, Emergency Department, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN 55101, United States
Brittany B Nelson-Cheeseman, John P Abraham, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105-1079, United States
Author contributions: Bourdon RT, Nelson-Cheeseman BB and Abraham JP contributed equally to this work; Abraham JP contributed to conceiving this paper and writing portions of this paper; Bourdon RT contributed to writing portions of this paper and reviewing the manuscript; Nelson-Cheeseman BB contributed to writing portions of this paper and reviewing the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts. John Abraham has served on burn injury court cases in the past.
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Correspondence to: Dr. John P Abraham, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1079, United States. jpabraham@stthomas.edu
Telephone: +1-651-9625766
Received: August 23, 2016
Peer-review started: August 25, 2016
First decision: September 27, 2016
Revised: January 10, 2017
Accepted: February 8, 2017
Article in press: February 10, 2017
Published online: May 2, 2017
Peer-review started: August 25, 2016
First decision: September 27, 2016
Revised: January 10, 2017
Accepted: February 8, 2017
Article in press: February 10, 2017
Published online: May 2, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: This paper presents a concise summary that relates hot-beverage spills to burn injury risk. Not only can this paper be used to predict the depth of burn injuries, but it can also show how service temperature and cooling time can be set to reduce the threat of injury. Results are presented in simple to use tables and graphs for ease to medical practitioners.