Barss P, Wallace K
Lancet. 1983 Apr 2;1(8327):733-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)92026-3.
A retrospective survey of burn cases admitted to Alotau Hospital, Papua New Guinea, over a four-year period showed that 48% were due to grass-skirt burns. Most of these occurred in young girls and usually caused full-thickness burns of the buttocks and thigh. The commonest long-term complications were contractures of the hips and knees. The next most common cause of burns was a fall into a fire during an epileptic fit (24%). None of the patients were on anticonvulsants. The population needs to be informed of the dangers of leaving children near open fires, of the value of bundling up children whose grass-skirts catch fire to smother the flames, of the importance of anticonvulsants to chronic epileptics, and of the advantages of seeking medical treatment when burns occur.
对巴布亚新几内亚阿洛陶医院四年内收治的烧伤病例进行的回顾性调查显示，48%的烧伤是由草裙烧伤所致。其中大多数发生在年轻女孩身上，通常导致臀部和大腿的全层烧伤。最常见的长期并发症是髋部和膝盖挛缩。第二常见的烧伤原因是癫痫发作时跌入火中（24%）。所有患者均未服用抗惊厥药。需要让民众了解将儿童留在明火附近的危险、草裙着火时将儿童包裹起来以扑灭火焰的重要性、抗惊厥药对慢性癫痫患者的重要性以及烧伤发生时寻求医疗救治的好处。
