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Not fun in the sun: playground safety in a heatwave
  1. Dan Strong1,
  2. Adnan Tahir2,
  3. Sapna Verma2
  1. 1Emergency Department, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
  2. 2Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 MrD Strong
 Emergency Department, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK; danstrong{at}mac.com

Abstract

Two patients with severe palmar burns sustained from hot playground equipment during a heatwave are presented here, with a review of the management of palmar burn injuries.

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.041657

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    • Competing interests: None.