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¹Burns Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth 6000, Australia.

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Online health information, particularly first aid for burns, is often inaccurate and incomplete. Most websites provide poor quality information, potentially misleading users seeking critical medical guidance.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Emergency Medicine
Web Science

Background:

The internet is a primary source for health information.
Concerns exist regarding the quality and accuracy of online health content.
Evaluating specific health topics, like first aid for burns, is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the quality, accuracy, and technicality of online first aid for burns information.
To identify the proportion of reliable resources available to the public.

Main Methods:

Searched for "first aid for burns" on multiple search engines.
Analyzed the top 25 search results for each engine.
Collected data on website origin, language, accessibility, relevance, and type (commercial, organizational, academic).
Assessed and scored website quality and technicality.

Main Results:

The average quality score for websites was 31.5% (4.7/15).
The average technical score was 51.1% (6.1/12).
The majority of websites (36 out of 43) were rated as poor quality.

Conclusions:

Online information on first aid for burns is predominantly of poor quality and technically inadequate.
A significant amount of inaccurate information is present on these websites.
Reliable, high-quality resources are scarce and may not be easily accessible to the average internet user.