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Help children with burns
Burns:Burns:
33rdrd most common most common casualty requiring casualty requiring admission among admission among childrenchildren
Burns in AfricaBurns in Africa
Symptom of Symptom of povertypoverty
Slum problemSlum problem
Children at riskChildren at risk
BurnsBurns
Associated withAssociated with
– Wounds and painWounds and pain– Extended hospital Extended hospital
staystay– Deformities and Deformities and
handicaphandicap– BeggersBeggers– High mortality High mortality
raterate
Epidemiology: Non Epidemiology: Non protected fireplaceprotected fireplace
Epidemiology: Epidemiology: dangerous dangerous paraffin stovesparaffin stoves
Burns in the Burns in the developing world:developing world:
No treatment:No treatment: Serious Serious outcomeoutcome
Burn care = Handicap careBurn care = Handicap care
Reconstructions after burns:
Yekatit Burn Unit:7 beds
Myungsung Christian Medical Center
Rehabilitation after burns
FUTURE SITE FOR REHABILITATION CENTER
FUTURE SITE FOR REHABILITATION CENTER
FUTURE SITE FOR REHABILITATION CENTER