TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Clinical management of electrical burns in the developing world: a case of electrical burn injury left untreated leading to amputation
JO  - BMJ case reports
A1  - Choong, Marcus
A1  - Chy, Delia
A1  - Guevarra, Jerric R.
A1  - Ross, Allen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - 2017
IS  - ePub
N2  - We discuss the case of a 26-year-old male patient from Northern Samar, the Philippines who was left without essential health services after the amputation of all four limbs following a high voltage (20 000 volts) injury in Metro Manila in 2011. Local health services in the developing world are faced with enormous challenges in providing first-line care for burn patients. The cost of maintaining a burn unit, finding suitable qualified staff, and appropriate referral mechanisms are only some of the challenges faced. Once a patient is discharged from hospital they face more obstacles in obtaining artificial limbs, physiotherapy and access to mental health services. Disability pensions are non-existent thus patients place a considerable lifelong burden on their families.<br><br>2017 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1757-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218188
ID  - ref1
ER  -