Epidemiology and outcome of burn injuries.

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dc.contributor.authorShankar, Gowri
dc.contributor.authorNaik, Vijaya A
dc.contributor.authorPowar, Rajesh
dc.contributor.authorHonnungar, Ravindra
dc.contributor.authorMallapur, M D
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-20T09:37:07Z
dc.date.available2013-03-20T09:37:07Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractBurn injury is a serious public health problem in developing countries. The causes vary in different communities and so this study was done to know the epidemiology and outcome of burn injuries. A one year cross sectional study was done of all the burn injury patients admitted during April 1st, 2004 to March 31st, 2005. Data was collected using a pre designed and pre tested proforma from the patients themselves or their relatives and analyzed using chi square test and percentages. A total of 76 burn injury patients were admitted. Majority were females (52.63%) and sustained burn injuries at home (p=0.000). Maximum number of females were wearing synthetic clothes (p=0.000) and suffered from flame injuries (0.006).The case fatality rate was 31.58%.Burn injuries can be reduced by bringing about regulations to develop safer cooking appliances, promoting less inflammable fabrics to be worn at home and educating the community especially women.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShankar Gowri, Naik Vijaya A, Powar Rajesh, Honnungar Ravindra, Mallapur M D. Epidemiology and outcome of burn injuries. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2012 Oct; 34(4): 312-314.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/145732
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/jal/t12/i4/jalt12i4p312.pdfen_US
dc.subjectBurn injuriesen_US
dc.subjectAccidentalen_US
dc.subjectFlame Injuriesen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and over
dc.subject.meshBurns --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshBurns --etiology
dc.subject.meshBurns --mortality
dc.subject.meshCause of Death
dc.subject.meshFatal Outcome
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleEpidemiology and outcome of burn injuries.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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