An Observational Study on Clothing Characteristics Involved as Major Contributors in Sustaining Domestic Burns Injuries

摘要

BACKGROUNDFire and burn-related injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and is a serious public health problem in developing countries. Several studies showed causes such as low socioeconomic status, poor living conditions, illiteracy, and floor level cooking, however, very few studies stated severity of the burn injuries to be dependent on ignition of type clothing garment and fabric wore at the time of incident.