Burns | EuroFSA
World Health Organisation Plan for burn and prevention care
May 19th, 2017Mortality rates due to burn injuries vary by as much as a factor of 10 across the different regions of the world. Not surprisingly, rates are lowest in high-income countries where, as a result of a range of interventions such as promotion of the use of smoke detectors, the lowering of temperatures of hot water…
Burn Prevention. Succes Stories. Lessons Learned. World Health Organisation
May 19th, 2017Burns are a major public health problem globally. Fire-related burns alone account for more than 300 000 deaths per year, with more heaths resulting from scalds, electrical, chemical and other types of burn. Most of these deaths (95%) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Deaths are only part of the problem. For every person who…