TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Childhood burns at the Paediatric Institute Kuala Lumpur
JO  - Medical journal of Malaysia
A1  - Ibrahim, S. B.
A1  - Omar, M. B.
A1  - Gan, E. C.
A1  - Rauf, A.
A1  - Johari, N. B.
A1  - Yusof, H. B.
SP  - 221
EP  - 225
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
N2  - A prospective study of 94 burned children was carried out from January 1993 to October 1994. Scalding was the predominant cause of injury affecting mainly toddlers between 1 and 3 years old. Ninety-six per cent of the injuries occurred at home. There was 1 death following an 81% flame burns. An intense campaign to make parents aware of the hazards is required as almost all the injuries were preventable.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-5283
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -