Epidemiology of burn patients presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency department in Lebanon

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8694787	Burns	2018	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Characteristics of burn patients treated in an urban ED in Lebanon mirror those of burn victims in other international studies. Future larger epidemiologic studies are needed to better quantify the impact of burns in Lebanon.

Keywords

TBSA ABA EMS American Burn Association emergency department ICU intensive care unit Electronic Health Record emergency medical services ICD World Health Organization Total body surface area Burn International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Levant GPU EHR WHO

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Epidemiology of burn patients presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency department in Lebanon

Authors

Abou Dagher Gilbert, Eva Rajha, Christopher El Khuri, Ralph Bou Chebl, Aurelie Mailhac, Maha Makki, Mazen El Sayed,