Maguiña Pirko, Palmieri Tina L, Curri Terese, Nelson Kate, Greenhalgh David G
Shriners Hospital for Children of Northern California, Sacramento, California, USA.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 2004 Jan-Feb;25(1):124-7; discussion 119. doi: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000105048.27463.2D.
Camping is a popular family activity, especially during the spring and summer months. Campfires are a common activity among campers. They offer a source of recreation but also pose a risk for severe burns. The rising number of children with campfire burns seen at our institution triggered a quest for a campaign for the prevention of these injuries. A chart review was performed to study the characteristics and the circumstances of burn injuries of all children treated for campfire-related injuries over a 4-year period between 1997 and 2001. Thirty-two children sustained campfire-related burn injuries, with 88% being under the age of 7. The children had either fallen into the campfire or walked into simmering coals. All accidents would have been prevented if the children had kept a safe distance from the campfire. Normal growth charts were used to determine the average height of 7-year-old children as being 48 inches. A campaign was started to encourage families to keep a safe distance of 4 feet from their campfires by drawing a "circle of safety" with a stick on the ground 4 feet away from the fire.
露营是一项受欢迎的家庭活动，尤其是在春季和夏季。篝火是露营者常见的活动。它们提供了一种娱乐方式，但也带来了严重烧伤的风险。我们机构收治的因篝火烧伤的儿童数量不断增加，这引发了一场预防这些伤害的活动。我们进行了一项图表回顾，以研究1997年至2001年这4年间所有因篝火相关伤害接受治疗的儿童烧伤的特征和情况。32名儿童遭受了与篝火相关的烧伤，其中88%年龄在7岁以下。这些儿童要么掉进了篝火中，要么走进了正在闷烧的煤块里。如果孩子们与篝火保持安全距离，所有事故都是可以避免的。使用正常生长图表确定7岁儿童的平均身高为48英寸。我们发起了一项活动，鼓励家庭通过在离火4英尺远的地面上用棍子画一个“安全圈”，与篝火保持4英尺的安全距离。
