2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.burnso.2019.10.001
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Epidemiologic and clinical profile of burns in a tertiary hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa

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“…This may be due to the fact that the majority of cases are children who have a larger body surface area than adults. Forbinake et al stated in their study that the upper limbs contacted with the hot objects more due to the protection reflex; therefore, the most burnt body parts were the upper limbs 15 . As in our study, flame burns were reported as the second most common cause of burns in children and adults 3,21,22 .…”
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“…This may be due to the fact that the majority of cases are children who have a larger body surface area than adults. Forbinake et al stated in their study that the upper limbs contacted with the hot objects more due to the protection reflex; therefore, the most burnt body parts were the upper limbs 15 . As in our study, flame burns were reported as the second most common cause of burns in children and adults 3,21,22 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…Forbinake et al stated in their study that the upper limbs contacted with the hot objects more due to the protection reflex; therefore, the most burnt body parts were the upper limbs. 15 As in our study, flame burns were reported as the second most common cause of burns in children and adults. 3,21,22 It has been reported that flame burns are most commonly seen in the head and neck region as the flame moves upward.…”
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“…During this 8 year period, 440 patients were studied, most being males (n = 281, 68.9%) and the admission rate was 69.5% (306 patients) [10]. The modal and median ages were 31.0 years and 25.0 years respectively, interquartile range (0.4-82).…”
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“…The modal and median ages were 31.0 years and 25.0 years respectively, interquartile range (0.4-82). Majority of burns (n = 237, 53.9%) had burn surface area ≥ 10%, almost half (n = 215, 48.9) of all burns were 2nd degree and the commonest burn agents were flames (n = 170, 37.3%), electricity (n = 119, 26.3%) and water (n = 114, 25.2%) [10].…”
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confidence: 99%