Letters
Warming feeds is unnecessary and hazardous
BMJ 2000; 320 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7241.1078 (Published 15 April 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;320:1078
- Eleanor Thomas, specialist registrar in paediatrics (eethomas@doctors.org.uk)
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury HP21 8AL
EDITOR—Having read Jeffery et al's account of scalds in children, I agree that the cases that they have seen are probably only the tip of the iceberg.1 Between 1994 and 1997, 10 children under the age of 2 years (range 3-19 months) were admitted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol with scalds sustained when hot water spilled from a jug in which it was being used to heat a bottle of infant formula. This is equivalent to 6% of children aged …
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