AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THERMAL BURNS IN ADULT FEMALES IN A BURNS UNIT OF MUMBAI

This is a prospective study of 238 adult females of thermal burns admitted in the burns ward of KEM Hospital, Mumbai over a period of 16 months (from August 1997 to November 1998). Mean age was 25 years with a range of 12 to 70 years. Paediatric burns (below the age of of 12 years) were not included in the study. Flame burns accounted for 94.5% and scalds 5.4%. Majority were accidental (77.7%) followed by suicidal (21%) and homicidal (1.3%) burns. Over all mortality was 61.76%. TBSA of burns was the main factor influencing the survival.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THERMAL BURNS IN ADULT FEMALES IN A BURNS UNIT OF MUMBAI ; volume:33 ; number:01 ; year:2000 ; pages:017-021 ; Indian journal of plastic surgery ; 33, Heft 01 (2000), 017-021

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Bhaskara, K. G. ; Rana, R. E. ; Puri, V.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778532
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404251011288.585822692712
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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