Citation

Pancholi M, Sharma P, Patel GR. J. Indian Med. Assoc. 2015; 113(11): 142-144.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Indian Medical Association)

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Abstract

A retrospective study of patients of burns admitted in the New Civil Hospital of Surat during 2008-2009 was done and data gathered. Out of 768 total adult burn patients, 437 (56.9) were males and 331 (43.1) were females; the etiological factors, social elements, occupation of patients and pattern of injury were studied. Single male migrants from other parts of country for earnings, lived in high-density in the industrial area of the city with poor hygiene, sanitation and living standards with poor safety leads to high incidence of household (57.9%) and industrial accidents (42.1%) resulting into burns injury out of other injuries dominantly affecting males rather than females. © 2015, Indian Medical Association. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; Epidemiology; age; gender; homicide; suicide; burn; female; male; Burns; India; aged; mortality; morbidity; major clinical study; sex ratio; retrospective study; middle aged; occupational accident; Article; plastic surgery; outcome assessment; body surface; young adult; burn patient; sulfadiazine silver; migrant; industrial area; Total body surface area