Hollyoak M A, Muller M J, Pegg S P
Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 1994 Jul;8(3):314-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1994.tb00465.x.
Accidental burn injury is common among children. Contact burns are the second most frequent cause of burns in children and electric iron contact burns constitute a substantial proportion of this group. A prospective analysis of electric iron burns presenting from 1988 to 1991 was conducted. The 38 iron burns treated during this period represented 19% of contact burns treated. The mean age of injury was 19 months. The male to female ratio was 1.1:1 and 80% involved the upper limb. Twenty-five per cent required operation. All burns occurred in the child's own home with the majority (74%) occurring in the central living areas while the child was supervised (45%). The child was most likely to be injured by touching the iron directly or pulling the cord. A substantial number of burns occurred even after the iron was switched off. Education should be directed towards the caregivers of young children emphasizing the need to use and store irons in areas to which children do not have free access. Powerpoints should be placed so that children cannot reach the cord. Manufacturers should provide insulated pads in which to store the iron and a retracting cord to help prevent the cord being within a child's reach.
儿童意外烧伤很常见。接触性烧伤是儿童烧伤的第二大常见原因，而电熨斗接触性烧伤在这一类别中占很大比例。对1988年至1991年期间出现的电熨斗烧伤进行了前瞻性分析。在此期间治疗的38例电熨斗烧伤占接触性烧伤治疗病例的19%。受伤的平均年龄为19个月。男女比例为1.1:1，80%的烧伤发生在上肢。25%的病例需要手术治疗。所有烧伤均发生在儿童自己家中，大多数（74%）发生在中央生活区，且当时有监护人在场（45%）。儿童最有可能因直接触摸熨斗或拉扯电线而受伤。即使在熨斗关闭后，仍有相当数量的烧伤发生。应针对幼儿的看护人进行教育，强调需要在儿童无法自由接触的区域使用和存放熨斗。电源插座应放置在儿童够不到电线的地方。制造商应提供用于存放熨斗的绝缘垫和可回缩电线，以帮助防止儿童够到电线。
