"Tandir": an old and well known cause of burn injury in the Middle East

Bekerecioglu M., Yuksel F., Peker F., Karacaoglu E., Durak N., Kislaoglu E.

BURNS, cilt.24, sa.7, ss.654-657, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0305-4179(98)00086-2
  • Dergi Adı: BURNS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.654-657
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Analysis of an unusual cause of burn injury together with assessment of long-term end results was carried out. The 'tandir' is a kind of oven buried underground and resembles a big hole full of embers and surrounded with sheet iron. Most of the burn victims were children. 68 major burn cases have been admitted to our units in a 3 year period, 32 (47%) of them due to a 'tandir'. In most of the cases burn injuries included the head and both hands as a result of the specific characteristics of the 'tandir'. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd for ISBI. All rights reserved.