Pattern of Burns Injury in Nigerian Children

Abstract

During a 2-year period (January 1984 to December 1985), 87 Nigerian children with burns of 1–65% of body surface area were treated at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. Fifty-three adults were treated for burns over the same period. Fifty-two male children and 35 female children were involved, and their ages ranged from 3 months to 15 years. Although, there was no special burns unit, the cases were managed without fatality. Most of the burns resulted from domestic accidents caused by carelessness or inadequate precautions