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Boiling wax burn in mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong.

Authors :
Chan ES
Chan EC
Ho WS
King WW
Source :
Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries [Burns] 1997 Nov-Dec; Vol. 23 (7-8), pp. 629-30.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

An unusual cause of burn, contact with boiling wax by children and adolescents during the annual mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong is presented. 57 patients who suffered from hot wax burn over the period 1986-1996 were admitted to the Burns Unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital. This special burn should be preventable by public education.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0305-4179
Volume :
23
Issue :
7-8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9568338
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-4179(97)00074-0