Poverty, population density, and the epidemiology of burns in young children from Mexico treated at a U.S. pediatric burn facility

Childhood burns can cause severe physical and psychological complications [1]. Burn injuries continue to pose a serious threat to young children in both developing and developed countries [2,3]. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that five percent of unintentional injury deaths of children between the ages of 0 –19 were attributed to burns. The CDC reported that children in the 1–4 years old age group had higher rates of death due to flame injuries than other age groups [4].

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - March 7, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Dipen D. Patel, Marta Rosenberg, Laura Rosenberg, Guillermo Foncerrada, Clark R. Andersen, Karl Capek, Jesus Leal, Jong O. Lee, Carlos Jimenez, Ludwik Branski, Walter J. Meyer, David N. Herndon Source Type: research