Thermal and Electrical Burns in Jammu Province 英文论文文献.docVIP

JK SCIENCE ORIGINALARTICLE Ther mal and Electr ical Burns in Jammu Province Ajay Abrol, Rakesh Saraf, Sheetal Singh Abstr act Developing countries have a high incidence of burn injuries making them an endemic health hazard. Highpopulationdensity,illiteracyandpovertyarethemaindemographicfactorsassociatedwithhigh risk of burn injuries. Total of 150 patients were enrolled in our one-year prospective study. Young adults with preponderance of female sex constituted main age group in our study series. Thermal injuries were seen in 90.6% of patients and kitchen was the predominant place of