Burns in the domestic environment: characteristics and circumstances of accidents Quemaduras en ambiente doméstico: características y circunstancias del accidente Queimaduras em ambiente doméstico: características e circunstâncias do acidente

This study characterizes burn accidents in the domestic environment and identifies the circumstances of accidents affecting children, adults or elderly people who need supervision or care. Demographic data and burn characteristics of 61 domestic environment burn victims were collected. The family me...

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Main Authors: Tatiane Meda Vendrusculo, Carmem Roberta Baldin Balieiro, Maria Elena Echevarría-Guanilo, Jayme Adriano Farina Junior, Lídia Aparecida Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692010000300021