Convective burn from use of hairdryer for heel warming prior to the heel prick test - a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood sampling through heel lancing is the most common invasive painful procedure performed on newborn infants.</p> <p>Case Presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a five day old infant who sustained burns t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shepherd Ashley, Godwin Yvette, Ray Robbie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/11/30