ISSN 0975-3583
 

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    To create awareness that casual advice of nasal inhalation of steam as treatment of viral colds is full of potential risks and should be avoided. If advocated than it should be from a distance and risk of burn injuries should be explained


    Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal, Dr. Nirmaljeet Kaur, Dr. Manmeet Kaur Sodhi, Dr. Abhinav Aggarwal, Dr. Shallu Aggarwal
    JCDR. 2023: 3703-3705

    Abstract

    To create awareness that casual advice of nasal inhalation of steam as treatment of viral colds is full of potential risks and should be avoided. If advocated than it should be from a distance and risk of burn injuries should be explained. Introduction: Scalds from steam inhalation as treatment for viral colds are entirely avoidable and one should discourage patients from using this form of home remedy, as there appears to be no significant benefit. If advocated than it should be from a distance and risk of burn injuries should be explained. Aims and Objectives: To create awareness that casual advice of nasal inhalation of steam as treatment of viral colds is full of potential risks and should be avoided. Material and methods: From November 2016 to June 2019, 37 patients of burns and scalds from domestic accidents were reported and commonest cause found was upsetting of cup of tea followed by 14 cases directly associated with steam inhalation. The children ranged from nine months to 12 years of age. The scalding ranged in extent from 1% to 6% of the total body surface area. In most cases steam was given in the old-fashioned way of head over a bowl of steaming hot water and damage by steam burn was more than hot water contact. Results : After hot beverage spillage, steam inhalation is second significant cause of burns and scalds in domestic accidents and thermal injury from steam is more than hot water due to condensation of liquid and phase change. Conclusions: Scalds from steam inhalation treatment are entirely avoidable. A Cochrane review of the use of heated, humidified air for the common cold found no consistent benefits in the treatment of the common cold. In burn injury, morbidity of the pain and distress, possibility of wound infection, parental anxiety and several trips to the dressing clinic can not be ignored.

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