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Moharir M, Niec A, Wekerle C. Burn injury from car seat in an 11-month-old infant. Paediatr Child Health. 2012;17(9):495-7doi: 10.1093/pch/17.9.495.
Moharir, M., Niec, A., & Wekerle, C. (2012). Burn injury from car seat in an 11-month-old infant. Paediatrics & child health, 17(9), 495-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/17.9.495
Moharir, Madhavi, et al. "Burn injury from car seat in an 11-month-old infant." Paediatrics & child health vol. 17,9 (2012): 495-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/17.9.495
Moharir M, Niec A, Wekerle C. Burn injury from car seat in an 11-month-old infant. Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Nov;17(9):495-7. doi: 10.1093/pch/17.9.495. PMID: 24179418; PMCID: PMC3496351.
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Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Nov;17(9):495-7. doi: 10.1093/pch/17.9.495.

Burn injury from car seat in an 11-month-old infant.

Paediatrics & child health

Madhavi Moharir, Anne Niec, Christine Wekerle

Affiliations

  1. The Hospital for Sick Children,Toronto;

PMID: 24179418 PMCID: PMC3496351 DOI: 10.1093/pch/17.9.495

Abstract

Burns in young infants have long been recognized as a potential cause of nonaccidental injury. Accidental exposure to hot car seat parts resulting in significant burn injury is an unusual mimicker of child abuse. A case involving an 11-month-old child who presented with a significant contact burn injury related to the noncovered, heated, plastic part of a car seat, is described. The present case encourages physicians to maintain an unbiased approach to each referred case and to explore the differential diagnosis by detailed history and physical examination. It also serves as a reminder in caregiver education about the precautions to be taken during long-distance travel with young children and infants.

Keywords: Burns; Car seat safety; Child protection; Infants; Mimickers; Public health

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