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Legislative changes in 2008 in Australia mandated that all new treadmills display a warning sticker about the risk of friction burns in children. This was accompanied by a health promotion campaign advising of the risks of treadmills to children.Analyses of pediatric burns data identified all cases of treadmill burns occurring between 2005 and 2014. The incidence of treadmill burns, associations with...
Pediatric burns are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, and it is estimated that more than 80% are preventable. Studies among adults have shown that burns risk are geographically clustered, and higher in socioeconomically-disadvantaged areas. Few studies among children have examined whether burns are geographically clustered, and if burn prevention programs are best targeted to high-risk...
Hot water bottles are frequently used in the community as a source of warmth, and to alleviate a number of medical symptoms. In Australia it is believed that over 500,000 water bottles are sold annually (Whittam et al., 2010). This simple treatment is known to result in significant burns and has led to mandatory labeling requirements on hot water bottles in Australia. Despite this, few published studies...
Burns are a common trauma, affecting 1% of the Australian population annually and are associated with significant physical, psychological, social and economic burdens for victims and their families. There has been a recent paradigm shift from the treatment of burns to a more preventative approach.To examine the risk of severe burns by geographic region in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, using geospatial...
The management of major paediatric burns remains challenging, in part due to limited donor sites. Skin graft expansion facilitates rapid closure of the burn wound, reducing the risk of sepsis. We reviewed our unit's experience with a combined modified Meek technique and cultured epithelial autograft (CEA).A retrospective chart review over a seven year period from April 2004 to April 2011 was conducted...
Excess split-skin autografts harvested and meshed during burn surgery are often stored at 4°C temporarily for later use. The quality of the stored skin is critical to clinical outcome and needs to be assured.Meshed split-thickness skin graft (mSSG) stored in saline, Hartmann's solution and two cell culture media, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) and DMEM/Ham F12 (DMEM/F12, 3:1 mixture) were...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important nosocomial pathogen of burn wounds. Pyocyanin, a virulence factor produced by the bacterium, induces persistent intracellular oxidative stress and premature senescence in mammalian cells. Our aims were to evaluate pyocyanin levels in infected wound dressings and the potential of the toxin to influence wound repair. Surgical dressings from infected burn patients...
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