Citation

Ibrahim SB, Omar MB, Gan EC, Rauf A, Johari NB, Yusof HB. Med. J. Malaysia 1995; 50(3): 221-225.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala, Lumpur.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Malaysian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8926898

Abstract

A prospective study of 94 burned children was carried out from January 1993 to October 1994. Scalding was the predominant cause of injury affecting mainly toddlers between 1 and 3 years old. Ninety-six per cent of the injuries occurred at home. There was 1 death following an 81% flame burns. An intense campaign to make parents aware of the hazards is required as almost all the injuries were preventable.

Language: en