Upper respiratory tract infections and scald burns: Risks and insights on home remedies.

Most patients in this study were children aged 0-5 years, highlighting the need for targeted prevention through improved education and stronger, more obvious and clearer warnings on steam inhalation, along with vigilant supervision to reduce these preventable injuries.

It is also possible changes could be made in the information given to all parents of a newborn baby in the "Blue Book" in New South Wales, with mention of this specific mechanism of injury.

The upper limbs, particularly the hands, were the most affected area.