Study of Association of Demographic Variables with Types of Burns Presenting in a Tertiary Care Medicolegal Clinic
Zulfiqar Ali Buzdar, Zia ul Haq, Javaid Munir, Muhammad Anwar Sibtain Fazli, Fakhar uz Zaman
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ABSTRACT
Background: In day to day
life every human whether young or the old happens to deal or face the fire
sources or any relevant entity. Great research is available in all the regions
of the world and generous emphasis had been delivered widely. Though the
advantages of the energy sources outweighs its disadvantages if dealt with
proper care but accidents do happen in this process. The study focuses on the
association of the demographic variables like age, gender, marital status and
level of education.
Aim: To observe the association of demographic
variables with types of the burns.
Methods: A total of 250 victims of burns
presenting in the Medicolegal Clinic of King Edward Medical University Lahore/
Emergency of Mayo Hospital Lahore expanded over a period of several months from
December 2017 to August 2018.
Results: A grossly
significant association of the age, gender, occupation and level of education
of the victims of burns with types of different burns i.e. scalds, dry flame burns,
chemical burns and electrical burns was observed with a 0.000 p value. A little
lower significance of marital status of with a p value of 0.036 was observed
when compared to different types of burns.
Keywords: Scalds, Dry flame, Chemical,
Electrical, Burns, Age, Gender, Marital Status, Occupation