Pouring cold water on fake news: A qualitative review of misinformation related to burns first aid

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dc.check.date2024-11-24en
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dc.contributor.authorO’Leary, Annmarieen
dc.contributor.authorO’Connor, Cathalen
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Louiseen
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Michelleen
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-02T15:21:46Z
dc.date.available2024-07-02T15:21:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-24en
dc.description.abstractHealth misinformation is pervasive on the internet and social media and can have wide-ranging and devastating repercussions. Burn injuries are highly prevalent, especially in resource-poor countries with less rigorous health and safety regulations and reduced access to quality healthcare, and especially among the pediatric population who rely on caregivers to tend to their injuries. Correct first aid is crucial to improving burn outcomes and avoiding further complications. The aim of this study was to qualitatively assess the content of misinformation related to burns online. A literature search was conducted on PubMed using the search terms “burns” OR “burn injury” OR “burns trauma” OR “major burns” AND “first aid” AND “conspiracy” OR “disinformation” OR “misinformation” OR “fake news.” Combinations of these terms were searched via Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and PubMed. Key areas of misinformation included unfounded use of “natural” remedies, injudicious use of antibiotics, omission of key steps of first aid, and errors in specific details of first aid. Clinicians should be aware of misinformation available online related to first aid for burns, be aware that patients presenting with burns may have caused further injury with insufficient first aid or inappropriate home remedies, and lead public health campaigns to educate on the initial emergency management of burns.en
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dc.identifier.citationO’Leary, A., O’Connor, C., Gibson, L. and Murphy, M. (2023) 'Pouring cold water on fake news: A qualitative review of misinformation related to burns first aid', Journal of Burn Care and Research, 45(3), pp. 753–756. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irad188en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irad188en
dc.identifier.eissn1559-0488en
dc.identifier.endpage756en
dc.identifier.issn1559-047Xen
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Burn Care and Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage753en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16090
dc.identifier.volume45en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.rights© 2023, the Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Burn Association. All rights reserved. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Burn Care and Research, following peer review. The version of record [O’Leary, A., O’Connor, C., Gibson, L. and Murphy, M. (2023) 'Pouring cold water on fake news: A qualitative review of misinformation related to burns first aid', Journal of Burn Care and Research, 45(3), pp. 753–756.] is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irad188en
dc.subjectBurnsen
dc.subjectFirst aiden
dc.subjectMisinformationen
dc.subjectDisinformationen
dc.subjectFake newsen
dc.subjectHome remediesen
dc.titlePouring cold water on fake news: A qualitative review of misinformation related to burns first aiden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue3en
oaire.citation.volume45en
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