Pediatric Burns: A 3 year retrospective study
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Paediatric burns make a significant number of total burn admissions at our hospital. Most of these are and happens in domestic settings. It not only causes high mortality, morbidity and also a profound effect on the child's psyche. The objective of our study was to study the pattern of burns in children up to the age of 12 years came to our hospital with burn injuries. A retrospective descriptive study was done in Department of Burns and Plastics Surgery at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India. Data of 54 patients from year 2012 to 2014 (3 years) was statistically analyzed. Most of our burn patients were young children (< 6 years) and had scald burns in domestic settings. Emphasizing the fact that these injuries are preventable and we need new prevention guidelines specific to Indian conditions.
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Jayanthi Mala A, Obed V, Thomas A. G
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