South Australia's health authorities issue an urgent reminder to parents days after a spike in the number of children admitted to an Adelaide hospital burns unit with severe sunburn.
abc.net.au/news/sa-health-warning-amid-severe-sunburn-cases-in-children/101840270Health authorities have repeated a skincare warning to parents after a sudden rise in the number of children admitted to hospital with severe sunburn in South Australia.
The hospital's advanced burns nurse consultant Linda Quinn said there have been more than a dozen instances of children needing treatment because of sun damage in recent days. "Over the last week, at least 12 children have sought medical treatment for their sunburn," Ms Quinn told ABC Radio Adelaide this morning.
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