RESUMEN
Three children with full skin thickness friction burns of the hand caused by treadmill jogging machines are presented. The mechanism of injury, the potential hazards and poor safety precautions in design of the machine are highlighted.
Asunto(s)
Quemaduras/etiología , Diseño de Equipo/efectos adversos , Traumatismos de la Mano/etiología , Trote/lesiones , Modalidades de Fisioterapia/instrumentación , Niño , Preescolar , Ejercicio Físico , Femenino , HumanosRESUMEN
Seventy-two cases of car radiator burns (CRB) were treated in the Burns Unit, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, over a 6-year period (1982-87). All the patients were males and most were between 20 and 40 years old. Chest wall, face and right upper limb were the commonest sites involved. Most of the patients suffered from relatively minor scalds. The scenario of the accidents as well as the topography of the burned areas were characteristic to this particular type of injury. The exceptionally high temperatures in the summer months were significantly related to the incidence of this type of burn.