Call for more translational research in burn injury prevention

We read with great interest the recent article by Makhubalo et al. entitled “Acceptability and functionality of the “Kettle Strap”: an attempt to decrease kettle related burns in children” [1]. They were motivated to develop the Kettle Strap, a simple tool to prevent the kettle and its cord from being pulled, based on their previous finding that kettle scalds were a major cause of child burn injury, which were mainly caused by “pulling the dangling kettle cord” [1,2]. To date, many studies have been conducted to identify risk factors for child burn injury, but little has been reported about the attempt to prevent it especially in low- and middle-income cou ntries where the vast majority of global burn-related deaths and disabilities occur.
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research