Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Jul 2016
Pediatric Oral Electrical Burns: Incidence of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 1997-2012.
To investigate the epidemiology of emergency department visits for pediatric patients presenting with electrical burns to the mouth. ⋯ Earlier incidence estimates of pediatric oral electrical burns varied substantially within the literature and varied from small case reports to single-year studies. Our multiyear data analysis provides evidence of decreasing annual incidence when compared with historical estimates for a common but potentially morbid injury among the pediatric population.