Open AccessKnowledge and practices related to burn first aid among Majmaah community, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Fahad Ali AlQahtani,
Mohammed Ayed Alanazi,
Mohammed Khaled Alanazi,
Khalid Saud Alshalhoub,
Abdulaziz Ahmed Alfarhood,
Syed Meraj Ahmed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_382_18
Subject(s) - medicine , first aid , burn injury , microsoft excel , cross sectional study , statistical software , family medicine , environmental health , medical emergency , surgery , pathology , software engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system
Burns in developing countries account for significant morbidity and mortality which have been shown by increasing burn first aid awareness. In general, flames, scalds, and contact burns are the most common causes, but in children scalds are the most common.