Whittam Alex, Wilson Ailsa, Greenwood John E
University of Leeds Medical School, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Eplasty. 2010 Jan 18;10:e12.
To reduce the annual incidence of hot water bottle burns by reviewing cases, classifying injury, invoking a multimedia campaign to increase public awareness. To stimulate state, federal, and international government review of manufacturing standards with a view to reinforcing legislation.
A multimedia warning was launched following the scalding death of an elderly lady. Our database allowed identification of all patients injured by hot water bottles; their medical notes were thoroughly reviewed.
The review divided cases into bottle failure and/or patient misuse. Early legislation in New Zealand resulted in bottle withdrawal from sale, mirrored by recent legislation in Australia. Legislation and the multimedia campaign have seen admissions from hot water bottle burns markedly decreased.
Thorough audit of specific burn etiologies, with effective broadcasting of hazard, can result in reduction or abolition of future injury from that source and may prompt appropriate legislation to further protect the general public.
通过审查病例、对损伤进行分类、开展多媒体宣传活动以提高公众意识，从而降低热水袋烫伤的年发生率。促使州、联邦和国际政府对制造标准进行审查，以加强立法。
在一位老年女性被烫伤致死之后，发起了一场多媒体警示活动。我们的数据库能够识别所有因热水袋受伤的患者；对他们的病历进行了全面审查。
审查将病例分为瓶子故障和/或患者误用。新西兰早期的立法导致热水袋退出市场销售，澳大利亚最近的立法也效仿了这一做法。立法和多媒体宣传活动使得热水袋烫伤的入院人数显著减少。
对特定烧伤病因进行全面审查，并有效传播危险信息，可减少或消除未来该来源造成的伤害，并可能促使出台适当立法以进一步保护公众。
