Ashes to ashes: Thermal contact burns in children caused by recreational fires

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1153-1157

  Cahill, T J ^a   Rode, H ^a   Millar, A J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ash; Embers; Hot coals; Paediatric burns; Recreational fires

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FIRE; FIRE PROTECTION; FOOT INJURY; HAND BURN; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIRES; FOOT INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 54249119467     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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