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

• Published in: Burns Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 453 - 456
• Main Authors: Clifton, Thomas, Khoo, Teng-Wei, Andrawos, Alice, Thomson, Sumana, Greenwood, John Edward
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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.