Epidemiology of burns in Marrakech: 152 cases considered

Epidemiology of burns in Marrakech: 152 cases considered

This paper is a retrospective epidemiological study of 152 burn patients hospitalized between 2006 and 2008. The patients were aged less than 20 years in 65% of cases. The sex ratio (m/f) was 1.18/1. A thermal origin was responsible in 84% of the cases. Flame was the cause in 56% of cases. The avera...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of burns and fire disasters 2011-03, Vol.24 (1), p.3
Hauptverfasser: Ibnouzahir, M, Ettalbi, S, Ouahbi, S, Droussi, H, Sousou, M, Chlihi, A, Bahaichar, N, Boukind, H
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Zusammenfassung:This paper is a retrospective epidemiological study of 152 burn patients hospitalized between 2006 and 2008. The patients were aged less than 20 years in 65% of cases. The sex ratio (m/f) was 1.18/1. A thermal origin was responsible in 84% of the cases. Flame was the cause in 56% of cases. The average burned body surface area was 28% and second-degree burns were the most frequent. In our study, the face and the neck were the body area most frequently involved. Prevention continues to be the best weapon to combat this problem, for which objective several measures are proposed.
ISSN:1592-9566