Premium
Burns and Their Psychological Effects on Children
Author(s) -
Luther Stephen L.,
Price James H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1981.tb02210.x
Subject(s) - seriousness , medicine , health education , psychology , incidence (geometry) , psychological health , suicide prevention , injury prevention , poison control , nursing , medical emergency , clinical psychology , public health , physics , optics , political science , law
An estimated two million people suffer burns serious enough to seek medical attention, and thousands die each year from fires. Children are especially vulnerable to the trauma of burns. This article examines the psychological effects of burns in children and suggests ways of preventing the burns using the epidemiological model.