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A New Injury Prevention Target: Summer Hair Braids.
Jesus I Ramirez Debi M Thomas Donald J Neal Pirko Maguina

J Burn Care Res

October 2018

Scald injuries caused by hair braiding have become increasingly common in our pediatric burn center's African-American population. This injury mechanism has received little attention in the medical literature. To guide prevention, the present study aims to characterize this novel mechanism of injury and identify patterns underlying its frequency.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Donald J Neal"

  • - Donald J Neal's research primarily focuses on pediatric injury prevention, with a particular emphasis on underreported mechanisms of injury within specific populations.
  • - His article "A New Injury Prevention Target: Summer Hair Braids" highlights the increasing occurrence of scald injuries caused by hair braiding in the African-American pediatric demographic, a topic that has been largely overlooked in medical literature.
  • - The study aims to characterize the injury mechanisms associated with hair braids and identify patterns that could inform targeted prevention strategies to reduce these injuries within affected communities.

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