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What percentage of childhood scald injuries were caused by instant noodles according to the study?
What percentage of childhood scald injuries were caused by instant noodles according to the study?
- 31% (correct)
- 5%
- 15%
- 50%
What is one factor that makes children more likely to suffer from instant noodle burns?
What is one factor that makes children more likely to suffer from instant noodle burns?
- Living in a wealthy neighborhood
- Being supervised by an adult at the time of injury
- Being of Asian descent
- Living in a ZIP code with a lower average childhood opportunity index score (correct)
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Study Notes
- Instant noodles account for almost a third of childhood burn injuries.
- The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago.
- The study examined data of pediatric patients admitted with scald injuries caused by hot liquids between 2010 and 2020.
- 31% of childhood scald injuries were caused by instant noodles.
- Patients with instant noodle burns were more likely to be Black and from ZIP codes with a lower average childhood opportunity index score.
- Instant noodles are a low-cost meal option linked to childhood poverty.
- Children with instant noodle burns were slightly older than children with other burn injuries, with an average age of 5.4 years.
- The children were more likely to have been unsupervised at the time of the injury.
- Adult supervision is an essential preventive measure for reducing burns from instant noodles and other foods.
- All childhood burns are preventable.
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