：Objective To analyze the potential causes of scald injury during implementation of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)nursing, and to summarize corresponding nursing countermeasures and protective measures. Methods 〓A retrospective analysis was performed on 6 cases of adverse scald injury caused by improper implementation of TCM nursing techniques, The classification of adverse events, patient-related factors and nursing-related factors were analyzed, and targeted preventive measures were proposed. Results 〓The main reasons of scald injury included several aspects as follows: the nurses' poor awareness of scald injury prevention, insufficient health education, inadequate assessment of patients' basic conditions, history of scald, heat resistance and condition before operation, inadequate prediction of scald as ignoring patients’ response to the heat, patients or their family members failed to follow operation procedure during the implementation of heat therapy. Conclusion 〓It is required to enhance the nursing management and strengthen the training and assessment of nursing team.
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