Open AccessPrevalence of Acute Pediatric Burns in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Kiran Nakarmi,
Bishnu Deep Pathak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5233
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , etiology , burn injury , pediatrics , emergency medicine , scalding , mortality rate , surgery , chemistry , food science
Burn injury is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Mortality is higher in developing countries than in developed ones. Most of them occur in predictable domestic settings and can be prevented. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of acute pediatric burns in a hospital setting.