Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM
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Ann Agric Environ Med · Mar 2018
Evaluation of the frequency of childhood hospitalization due to thermal injuries in the Provincial Polyclinical Hospital in Toruń, Poland, 2007-2011.
Burns constitute the most common and severe injuries suffered in childhood. ⋯ Burns were mostly suffered by children at 1-2 years of age, with boys prevailing over girls. Injuries were largely suffered at the child's family home, in the afternoon or evening, while the child was in the care of the parents. Scalds, caused by hot liquid, constituted the most frequent type of injury. The most numerous group of affected children comprised burns to limb areas, and thorax with limbs, with the TBSA of up to 5%. The great majority of the patients underwent conservative treatment, with a hospitalization period of up to 3 days.