%0 Journal Article %T Iatrogenic Scald Injury Following Neonatal Resuscitation: A Case Report %A O.J. Adebami %A I.A. Oluwayemi %A S.A. Adegoke %A A.A. Airemionghale %J International Journal of Tropical Medicine %D 2012 %I %R 10.3923/ijtmed.2011.1.3 %X We report the case of a13 h old female, referred from a health centre with severe birth asphyxia, neonatal seizures and scald injury resulting from hot water fomentation used as a method of resuscitation. The case as well as the challenges it poses to neonatal health care in Nigeria is discussed this study. %U http://www.medwellonline.net/abstract/?doi=ijtmed.2011.1.3