REVIEW PAPER
Environmental risk factors of burns in children – review
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Department of Hygiene, Silesian Piast’s Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
Corresponding author
Med Srod. 2015;18(3):40-46
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ABSTRACT
The problem of burns is relatively a common issue in many developing and developed countries. Most burns occur at home, so the home environment plays an important role in these injuries. Considerable attention has been recently paid to environmental factors such as socioeconomic including family, living conditions and their influence on frequency of burns.
This manuscript reviews papers published in the last few years to show if environmental factors influence the risk of burns in children. The researchers point to the relationship between age, education of parents, number of siblings, home environment and the frequency of burns in children. Identification of risk factors plays an important role in planning preventable measures.
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