Variation of surface temperatures of different ground materials on hot days: Burn risk for the neuropathic foot

Highlights • All unshaded surfaces were capable of causing burns for all ambient temperatures. • Shade imparted total protection from contact burns for all ambient temperatures. • Overcast conditions were not protective from surface temperatures contact burns.

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Published inBurns Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 453 - 456
Main Authors Clifton, Thomas, Khoo, Teng-Wei, Andrawos, Alice, Thomson, Sumana, Greenwood, John Edward
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2016
Subjects
Ambient temperature
Burns - etiology
Construction Materials
Contact burns
Critical Care
Diabetes mellitus
Foot burns
Foot Injuries - etiology
Hot Temperature - adverse effects
Humans
Hydrocarbons
Metals
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Peripheral neuropathy
Risk
Seasons
South Australia
Sunlight
Surface temperature
Surface temperature
Peripheral neuropathy
Ambient temperature
Contact burns
Diabetes mellitus
Foot burns
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Summary:Highlights • All unshaded surfaces were capable of causing burns for all ambient temperatures. • Shade imparted total protection from contact burns for all ambient temperatures. • Overcast conditions were not protective from surface temperatures contact burns.
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ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.026