Burn Injuries Resulting from Hot Water Bottle Use: A Retrospective Review of Cases Presenting to a Regional Burns Unit in the United Kingdom

Table 2

Detailed definition of injury mechanism.

Mechanism	Definition
Contact injury	Burn injury caused by the touching or meeting of the surface of an excessively hot hot water bottle with the skin
Accidental spillage	A burn injury caused by the accidental spillage of boiling water from the designated opening of the hot water bottle used for filling the bottle
Bottle burst injury	Sudden, unexpected breakage of the hot water bottle either spontaneously or due to patient misuse leading to release of boiling water and causing a burn injury