Eh. Boukind et al., ETIOLOGY OF BURN INJURIES IN CHILDHOOD IN CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA AND PREVENTIVE ASPECTS, Burns, 21(5), 1995, pp. 349-351
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Dermatology & Venereal Diseases","Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
A retrospective epidemiological study is reported concerning burn inju
ries in 775 children hospitalized at the unit of burn care of Casablan
ca between 1985 and 1993. The mean age was 3 years and 8 months; 69.9
per cent of the patients were below 5 years old. The male to female ra
tio was 1.43 to 1.0. The most common agents were scalding liquids (69.
1 per cent) followed by flames (15.2 per cent). The authors underline
through this report that preventive measures depend closely an the reg
ional, environmental and sociocultural specificity.