Flame burns disasters from kerosene appliance explosions in Lagos, Nigeria

Grange, Adenike O.; Akinsulie, Adebola; Sowemimo, G.O.A.

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(88)90223-9

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“…Studies of lamp explosions due to fuel adulteration found up to twofold higher impacts among children than adults: 62% versus 38% injury (Grange et al, 1988) and 57% versus 25% mortality (Ugburo et al, 2003). Female to male ratios were also higher in each of three studies providing such data (Table 2).…”

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“…Oduwole et al (1988) observed 100% mortality for cases with burns covering more than 18% of total body area. Another author found that half the admissions were children, with a nearly 6-fold increased admission rates at one hospital following an incident in 1984, with 47% mortalities versus none for burns in the same month, prior year (Grange et al, 1988).…”

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Identifying and reducing the health and safety impacts of fuel-based lighting

Mills

2016

Energy for Sustainable Development

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The inequity of costly and low-quality fuel-based lighting is compounded by adverse health and safety risks including burns, indoor air pollution, poisoning due to accidental ingestion of kerosene fuel by children, compromised visual health, maternal health issues, and reduced service in health facilities illuminated solely or sporadically with fuel-based lighting. This article compiles and synthesizes information on the health and safety impacts of fuel-based lighting from 135 reports spanning 33 countries. Energy efficient, off-grid lighting solutions offer the most promising and scalable means to eliminate adverse health outcomes, while lowering lighting costs and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Deployments seeking the greatest possible health benefit should target the most impacted geographical and demographic user groups. Because women and children are disproportionately impacted, improved lighting technologies for use by these groups will yield particularly significant health benefits.

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Identifying and reducing the health and safety impacts of fuel-based lighting

Mills

2016

Energy for Sustainable Development

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“…Burning the feet of children to treat febrile convulsions [9] has been replaced by chemical facial burns in assaults, and burns associated with adulterated kerosine, petrol scarcity and hoarding have been on the increase [10,11]. Falls from tall palm trees have given way to falls from tall buildings and crush injuries from collapsing buildings [12,13], while glass injuries in domestic accidents and assaults have surpassed farm implements as the common etiology of peripheral nerve injuries in Nigeria [14].…”

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Optimal care for trauma victims in Nigeria

Adeyemi-Doro¹,

Sowemimo²

1999

Trauma Quarterly

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Road traffic accidents have remained the leading cause of fatal injuries as the details of trauma in Nigeria have changed. Emergency department and hospital care of trauma victims in Nigeria has improved significantly in the last one and half decades. Yet further progress in management could be achieved by organizing systems specific for trauma care, including the identification of hospitals dedicated to this specialty, in so far as human and material resources allow. The provision of durable, easy to maintain diagnostic machines, resuscitation, surgical and anesthetic equipment and by improvements in the operating theater environment will give a further boost to the process of improvement.Injured patients receive less than optimal care in many parts of Nigeria. The prehospital emergency service is rudimentary and requires urgent attention. A significant reduction in the high rate of preventable trauma disability and death through cost-effective trauma management is the goal. There is a need to educate people that trauma is a disease and a tragedy of epidemic proportions in Nigeria, even as pressure is put on local, state and federal governments to encourage separate and generous budgetary allocation to trauma care and prevention.

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“…In March 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria, 96% of patient admissions to the Lagos university teaching hospitals were caused by the kerosene stove and lamp explosions. All patients came from Lagos mainland, a lower socioeconomic area and the majority (62%) of them were children with overall mortality of 44% [14]. In 1994 in south east Rajasthan, over a period of 2 months, 303 patients were admitted with burn injuries sustained while refilling already ignited lamps and stoves.…”

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