Epidemiology of burn injuries: highlighting cultural and socio-demographic aspects

S Dissanaike, M Rahimi - International review of psychiatry, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Burns are devastating injuries that disproportionately affect people in developing countries,
including children. In addition to a high mortality rate, survivors are burdened with life-long …

[HTML][HTML] Burns in Nigeria: a review

AO Oladele, JK Olabanji - Annals of burns and fire disasters, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Burn injuries continue to be a major source of mortality and morbidity in low-and middle-
income countries of the world, of which Nigeria is a part. Overview data on burn care in …

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

E Mills - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Are the off-grid customers ready to pay for electricity from the decentralized renewable hybrid mini-grids? A study of willingness to pay in rural Bangladesh

M Alam, S Bhattacharyya - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Off-grid rural and remote area electrification through decentralized renewable hybrid mini-
grids (HMG) has been prioritized in the recent national renewable energy policy of …

[HTML][HTML] Estudo epidemiológico da Unidade de Tratamento de Queimaduras da Universidade Federal de São Paulo

LAL Ferreira, AC Carneiro… - Revista Brasileira …, 2010 - rbqueimaduras.com.br
Introduçao: Queimadura é um grave trauma, com repercussoes sociais, econômicas e de
saúde pública, que tem seu tratamento custeado basicamente pelo poder público, e …

Paediatric burn injuries in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A 7-year multi-centre retrospective review

OC Nduagubam, UC Mba, OO Onumaegbu, II Onah… - Burns, 2022 - Elsevier
Burn injuries contribute significantly to childhood morbidity and mortality. This study was
designed to document the pattern of presentation and outcome of pediatric burn injury in …

Epidemiological trends and risk factors in major burns patients in South Korea: a 10-year experience

DK Seo, D Kym, H Yim, HT Yang, YS Cho, JH Kim… - Burns, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine epidemiological trends among burns patients admitted to our burns
center during 2003–2012, and the usefulness of the Abbreviated Burns Severity Index …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical burn care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

M Botman, JA Beijneveld, VL Negenborn… - Burns Open, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Burn injuries are still one of the most common and devastating global health
problems worldwide. The vast majority of burns occur in low-and middle-income countries …

[HTML][HTML] Estudo epidemiológico de pacientes internados na unidade de tratamento de queimados do hospital de urgência de Sergipe

IFR Costa, CA Moreira… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2011 - rbqueimaduras.com.br
OBJETIVO: Analisar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes atendidos na Unidade de
Tratamento de Queimados (UTQ) do Hospital de Urgência de Sergipe (HUSE). MÉTODO …

Review of traditional first aid for burn injuries in the 21st century

M Hafizurrachman, C Menna… - Annals of plastic …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods A systematic search was performed through 8 databases for studies on traditional
burn first aid published in the 21st century. Data regarding study demographics, burn first …