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. 2008 Jun 30;21(2):78-80.

Electrical burn - a four-year study

S Y Haddad  1
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Electrical burn - a four-year study

S Y Haddad. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. .

Abstract
in English, French

This is a retrospective study of 12 male patients with electrical burns out of 362 patients admitted to the burns unit of the Royal Rehabilitation Centre at King Hussein Medical Centre, Jordan, over a period of four years from January 2004 to December 2007. The commonest cause of the burns was related to human error and lack of knowledge. The average total burn surface area was 30.3%. The average percentage of cases involving limb loss was 41.7% and the mortality rate was 25.0%.

Les Auteurs de cette étude rétrospective, qui pendant une période de quatre ans (janvier 2004-décembre 2007) se sont occupés de 12 patients du sexe masculin atteints de brûlures électriques sur 362 patients hospitalisés au Centre Royal de Rééducation du Centre Médical Roi Hussein, Jordanie, ont trouvé que la cause la plus commune du traumatisme était liée à l'erreur humaine et à l'absence des informations nécessaires. La surface corporelle brûlée moyenne était de 30.3%, le pourcentage des patients qui ont subi une perte des membres touchait le 41,7% et le taux de mortalité était 25,0%.

Keywords: BURN; ELECTRICAL; FOUR-YEAR; STUDY.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Causes of burns treated in the burns unit.
Table I
Table I. Demographic data
Table II
Table II. Causes of the electrical burns considered
Table III
Table III. Site of burn
Table IV
Table IV. Complications of electrical burns
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