TY - JOUR
AU - Arnold, Donald, H.
AB - Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/pec-online by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/11/2020 Illustrative Case Shower Steamer Burns in a Toddler Case Report and Brief Review of Steam Burns in Children Jeremy Brywczynski, MD and Donald H. Arnold, MD, MPH These heat generating units are designed to penetrate closed areas Abstract: Commercial Bshower-steamers[ are relatively new devices with adequate amounts of steam to create a steam room. The devices used to produce a sauna-like effect in standard showers. These devices are constructed to function best in acrylic and fiberglass enclosures, produce superheated steam to temperatures greater than 100-C. The and are marketed to residential and commercial customers. They will not serve their function at recommended child-safe temperatures steam-head is installed 12 in. above the shower floor or 8 in. above the of less than 120- F. Water is supplied by a hot or cold water line tub edge, making accidental burn injury to children a real possibility, (hot line being preferable), and copper or brass piping is used to join as in our case report. To our knowledge, there are no previously doc- the generator unit to the steam head. Installation instructions rec- umented cases in the literature or on the Consumer Products Safety ommend 
TI - Shower Steamer Burns in a Toddler: Case Report and Brief Review of Steam Burns in Children
JF - Pediatric Emergency Care
DO - 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31818d3b61
DA - 2008-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/shower-steamer-burns-in-a-toddler-case-report-and-brief-review-of-raiZbajxuH
SP - 782
VL - 24
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -