Thermal trauma resulting from motor vehicle operation or maintenance

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• 作者：Barillo ; David J. ; Cioffi ; William G. ; McManus ; William F. ; Pruitt Jr ; Basil A.
• 关键词：Burns ; Trauma ; Vehicle crash ; Wounds and injuries
• 刊名：Accident Analysis and Prevention
• 出版年：1995
• 出版时间：December, 1995
• 年：1995
• 卷：27
• 期：6
• 页码：829-833
• 全文大小：390 K

文摘

Burn injury may result from the operation or maintenance of motor vehicles. We reviewed the experience of one burn center with injuries related to motor vehicle use over the 6 year period 1987-1992. One hundred and fifty patients with motor vehicle related burns were identified comprising 11.3 % of all admissions for this period. The mean extent of burn injury was 22.8 % total body surface area with a mean full thickness (third degree) burn size of 11.7 % . The average hospital length of stay was 42.41 days. The most common mechanisms of injury were collisions resulting in fire (n