Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region

Volume: 30 Number: 3 September 1, 2004
  • Selçuk Aytaç
  • Güzin Yeşim Özgenel
  • Selçuk Akın
  • Ramazan Kahveci
  • Serhat Özbek
  • Mesut Özcan
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Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region

Abstract

In this clinical study, the epidemiological factors about 186 child burns under 15 years old, who were treated between the years 1997-2003 in the Burn Unit of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of Uludag University Medical School were presented. Cases were investigated in regard to the age, sex, cause of the burn, total burn surface area and the localisation of the burn. Totally, 103 of 186 cases were boys and 83 were girls. The mean age was 3,4 years. The etiologic factors were scald in 128 cases, flame in 40 cases, electrical burn in 9 cases and contact burn in 7 cases. The upper extremities were the most affected sites in these cases and the mean total burn surface area was %23. In conclusion, epidemiological surveys provide objective information on hazardous agents and on the settings in which burns are most likely to occur. It is suggested that the findings of this study would be used as a basis for developing targeted preventive programs to protect Turkish children from burns.

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Selçuk Aytaç This is me

Güzin Yeşim Özgenel This is me

Selçuk Akın This is me

Ramazan Kahveci This is me

Serhat Özbek This is me

Mesut Özcan This is me

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September 1, 2004

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September 1, 2004

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Year 2004 Volume: 30 Number: 3

APA
Aytaç, S., Özgenel, G. Y., Akın, S., Kahveci, R., Özbek, S., & Özcan, M. (2004). Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 30(3), 145-149. https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF
AMA
1.Aytaç S, Özgenel GY, Akın S, Kahveci R, Özbek S, Özcan M. Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2004;30(3):145-149. https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF
Chicago
Aytaç, Selçuk, Güzin Yeşim Özgenel, Selçuk Akın, Ramazan Kahveci, Serhat Özbek, and Mesut Özcan. 2004. “Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30 (3): 145-49. https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF.
EndNote
Aytaç S, Özgenel GY, Akın S, Kahveci R, Özbek S, Özcan M (September 1, 2004) Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30 3 145–149.
IEEE
[1]S. Aytaç, G. Y. Özgenel, S. Akın, R. Kahveci, S. Özbek, and M. Özcan, “Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 145–149, Sept. 2004, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF
ISNAD
Aytaç, Selçuk - Özgenel, Güzin Yeşim - Akın, Selçuk - Kahveci, Ramazan - Özbek, Serhat - Özcan, Mesut. “Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30/3 (September 1, 2004): 145-149. https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF.
JAMA
1.Aytaç S, Özgenel GY, Akın S, Kahveci R, Özbek S, Özcan M. Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2004;30:145–149.
MLA
Aytaç, Selçuk, et al. “Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 30, no. 3, Sept. 2004, pp. 145-9, https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF.
Vancouver
1.Selçuk Aytaç, Güzin Yeşim Özgenel, Selçuk Akın, Ramazan Kahveci, Serhat Özbek, Mesut Özcan. Epidemiological Survey of Childhood Burn Injuries in the SOUTHERN Marmara Region. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2004 Sep. 1;30(3):145-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA28KA35LF

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