Burn prevention programs for children: do they reduce burn-related hospitalizations?

A longitudinal study of the effectiveness of a multi-media intervention on parents’ knowledge and use of vehicle safety systems for children

“…In this study, rates of correct use were high, yet, the rates of correct use still increased at the 1 year post-test. Research has documented a positive relationship between socioeconomic level and successful uptake of educational interventions (Peleg et al, 2005;Pullins and Jones, 2006). Persons of higher socioeconomic status may be more likely to change behaviour as a result of an intervention compared to persons of lower socioeconomic status, which is consistent with the findings of this study.…”

A review of community management of paediatric burns

“…Improving home safety under these circumstances is an uphill battle. In addition the effective implementation of passive strategies such as education would require ongoing support for instillation, usage and maintenance of safety equipment and first aid procedures [8][9][10][11]. There was no information regarding the dosing of NSAID, morphine and ketamine.…”

Pediatric deep burns caused by hot incense ashes during 2014 Spring Festival in Fuyang city, China

“…[7] On the analysis of the causes during our study, the following measures, we believe, could bring down the incidence of this burn injury significantly: First, adequate supervision of children remains a major prevention tool for avoiding accidents of all types, including hot incense ashes burns. [8] Second, the parents should educate children in recognizing and addressing risks for burn when they burn incense.…”