TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Ten years epidemiological study of paediatric burns in Manipal, India
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Kumar, P.
A1  - Chirayil, P. T.
A1  - Chittoria, R.
SP  - 261
EP  - 264
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - 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%.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -