Pattern of unintentional burns: A hospital based study from Pakistan

Pattern of unintentional burns: A hospital based study from Pakistan

Highlights • We examine pattern of unintentional burns and its risk factors. • Burden of unintentional burn by self was higher. • Male gender and no schooling resulted in unintentional by-self burn. • Upper limb was frequently affected in unintentional burns.

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Veröffentlicht in:Burns 2016-09, Vol.42 (6), p.1345-1349
Hauptverfasser: Adil, Syed Omair, Ibran, Ehmer-Al, Nisar, Nighat, Shafique, Kashif
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents - statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Arm Injuries - epidemiology
Burn Units
Burns
Burns - epidemiology
Critical Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Marital Status - statistics & numerical data
Occupational Injuries - epidemiology
Pakistan
Pakistan - epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Unintentional
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We examine pattern of unintentional burns and its risk factors. • Burden of unintentional burn by self was higher. • Male gender and no schooling resulted in unintentional by-self burn. • Upper limb was frequently affected in unintentional burns.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2016.03.020