Factors affecting the depth of burns occurring in medical institutions. Issue 3 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cho, Young Soon; Choi, Young Hwan; Yoon, Cheonjae; You, Je Sung
• Is Part Of: Burns. Volume 41:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 604
• Page End: 608
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Burns and scalds -- Periodicals; 617.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.09.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-4179

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We analyzed the medical records of 115 patients with burns occurred that occur in medical institutions.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The burn site and contact burns were both factors affecting the depth of the burn.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The rate of deep burns was higher in patients with contact burns and with lower body burns.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>