Citation

Mabrouk A, El Badawy A, Sherif M. Burns 2000; 26(5): 474-477.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10812271

Abstract

Kerosene stoves are in widespread use for cooking and warming water in underprivileged areas in Cairo. These stoves are dangerous and lack safety measures; they are often a cause of fire incidents and burn injuries. During the period from May 1995 to December 1996 the number of patients who presented to the burn unit of Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt was 759, of whom 304 (40%) sustained the injury as a consequence of kerosene stove fires. Efforts to inform the public about the danger of these stoves are recommended to minimize the incidence, morbidity, mortality and cost of this relatively common and preventable type of injury.