Young age is not a predictor of mortality in burns

L. Sheridan, Robert; M. Weber, Joan; J. Schnitzer, Jay; Schulz, John; M. Ryan, Colleen; G. Tompkins, Ronald

doi:10.1097/00130478-200107000-00006

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Young age is not a predictor of mortality in burns

Published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine • Jul 1, 2001

Authors:

Robert L. Sheridan

Joan M. Weber

Jay J. Schnitzer

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Conventional wisdom and recently published reports suggest that children /=48 months of age. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of the 1112 children with burns covering /=30% of the body surface: 47 (42%) with an average age of 2.0 yrs (range, 4 wks to 3 yrs and 11 months) were /=48 months of...

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Medicine

Demography

Emergency medicine

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