Citation

Kumar P, Chirayil PT, Chittoria R. Burns 2000; 26(3): 261-264.

Affiliation

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India. info@mahe.ernet.in

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10741592

Abstract

Three hundred and nine children of burns injuries treated over last 10 years (1989-1998) in Kasturba Hospital, Manipal (India) were studied retrospectively and were analysed for incidence, severity, extent, causes, risk factors and overall mortality. Children of age < 5 years were affected more than children of age > 5 years (76.1 vs. 23.9%). Females were affected more than males (74.1 vs. 25.9%). Most of the children received burn injuries in the range of 0 to 20% BSA (63.1%). Scald (72.5%) followed by flame (22.7%) and electrical burn (3.2%) were most common cause of burn injuries. Overall paediatric burn mortality was 7.4%.

Language: en