Scald Burns in Children. An Analysis with Special Attention to the Roma Ethnic Group in East Slovakia
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53386#.VMBtrSzQrzE Author(s) Eugen Frisman 1 , Oliver Rácz 2,3* , Jozefina Petrovicová 4 , Ján Slávik 5 , Iveta Cimboláková 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Clinic of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, 1st Private Hospital, Kosice-Saca, Slovakia . 2 Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Safárik University, Kosice, Slovakia . 3 Faculty of Healthcare, Miskolc University, Miskolc, Hungary . 4 Department of Medical Informatics, Medical School, Safárik University, Kosice, Slovakia . 5 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, 1st Private Hospital, Kosice-Saca, Slovakia . ABSTRACT Objectives: A retrospective analysis of scald burns in children in a region with a significant prevalence of Roma ethnicity living in poor socioeconomic situation. Patients: During 3 year period 273 children were admitted to the Clinic of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery...