Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Burn injuries in the Jeddah area of Saudi Arabia: a study of 319 cases Burn injuries in the Jeddah area of Saudi Arabia: a study of 319 cases   Subject : Plastic Surgery  Document Language : English  Abstract : Three hundred and nineteen patients with different types of burns were studied at King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia over a 2-year period (December, 1985 to December, 1987). Scalding was the most common cause (56.4 per cent) of burn injuries compared with 41.4 per cent of patients who sustained flame injury; 84.6 per cent of the thermal injuries occurred at home, with children (less than or equal to 18 years of age) being affected most frequently (61.8 per cent). The overall mortality was 9.4 per cent  ISSN : 1879-1409  Journal Name : Burns  Volume : 15  Issue Number : 5  Publishing Year : 1409 AH 1989 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Thursday, November 24, 2011  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email ياسر جمال Jamal, Yasir Investigator Doctorate   محمد العرضاوي Ardawi, Mohammed Researcher Doctorate   عبدالرحمن آشي Ashy, AbdulRahman Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  31324.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page