Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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A 17-year survey of all electrical burns admitted to the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Madras between 1973 and 1990 has been made. A total of 8040 cases of burns were treated in this Department and in this group 923 were pure electrical burns. ⋯ Most of the patients required primary reconstruction and this was delayed when the viability of tissues was in doubt. Human error was responsible for the injury in 68 per cent of patients and all the 64 patients who were below the age of 10 years belonged to this group.