โ Scribed by Mark S. Baptiste; Gerald Feck
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-Results of the 1974-75 Upstate New York Survey of Hospitalized Burns identify motor vehicle related bums as an important contributor to burn morbidity (8.4% of the total number of hospitalized bum injuries). Males are at high risk compared to females, and the age group 15-24 years is at high risk compared to the population as a whole. Extent of injury and type of bum for the various vehicle categories are considered. Scalds from radiator boil-avers, flame bums from vehicle repair work and traffic accidents, contact bums from motorcycle exhaust components, and burns from fires and explosions on boats are identified as important injury situations. Potential prevention strategies based on these injury situations are discussed.
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