Epidemiology of flame burn injuries |
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| Authors: | R R Byrom E L Word C G Tewksbury R F Edlich |
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| Affiliation: | University of Virginia Burn Center, the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the Institute of Textile Technology, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the epidemiology of flame burn injuries in 173 patients treated in four regional burn centres. During this study, recurring and predictable burn accident scenarios were found identifying who was being burned, the circumstances surrounding the burn injury, the burn victim's response to the flame burn situation and the role of garments in the burn injury. This data base should now provide a sound basis for targeted educational programmes on the population that is prone to burn injury. |
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| Keywords: | Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr Richard F. Edlich University of Virgina School of Medicine Box 332 Charlottesville Virginia 22908 USA. |
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