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Childhood burns at the Paediatric Institute Kuala Lumpur

Ibrahim SB 1 , Omar MB 2 , Gan EC 2 , Rauf A 2 , Johari NB 2 , Yusof HB 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 1995 Sep;50(3):221-5.
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.

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