Report From the California Burn Registry—The Causes of Major Burns

In its first four years of operation, the California Burn Registry recorded 3,332 cases of burns, of which 73.1% were in male and 26.9% were in female patients of all ages. The average total body surface area burned was 15.4±0.3%. Flame burns were the most common (31.4%). Other common sources includ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Western journal of medicine 1985-05, Vol.142 (5), p.653-656
Hauptverfasser:	Bongard, Frederic S., Ostrow, Louis B., Sacks, Susan T., McGuire, Andrew, Trunkey, Donald D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Burns - etiology Burns - mortality California Child Child, Preschool Clinical Medicine Female Humans Male Registries
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Zusammenfassung:	In its first four years of operation, the California Burn Registry recorded 3,332 cases of burns, of which 73.1% were in male and 26.9% were in female patients of all ages. The average total body surface area burned was 15.4±0.3%. Flame burns were the most common (31.4%). Other common sources included scalds (24.5%) and flammable liquids (12.9%). Several other causes were cited with less frequency. Burns taking place at home occurred more commonly than at all other locations combined. In all, 221 deaths (6.6%) were reported, most (66.1%) of which were due to flame burns.
ISSN:	0093-0415 1476-2978