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Caustic ingestion in children treated at a tertiary centre in South Africa: can upper endoscopy be omitted in asymptomatic patients?

• Authors : Ngobese A; Department of Paediatric Surgery, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, 800 Vusi Mzimela Street, Cato Manor, Durban, 4091, South Africa. .; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. .

Subjects: Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/diagnosis ; Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/epidemiology ; Caustics*/Caustics*/Caustics*/toxicity

• Source: Pediatric surgery international [Pediatr Surg Int] 2022 Mar; Vol. 38 (3), pp. 505-512. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 09.Publisher: Springer International Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 8609169 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN:

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Battery acid--an agent of attempted suicide in black South Africans.

• Authors : Wilson DA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town.; Wormald PJ

Subjects: Black or African American* ; Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/ethnology ; Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/Burns, Chemical*/surgery

• Source: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 1995 Jun; Vol. 85 (6), pp. 529-31.Publisher: South African Medical Association Country of Publication: South Africa NLM ID: 0404520 Publication Model: Print

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Rassie Erasmus requires hospital treatment after 'freak accident'; South Africa's director of rugby suffered chemical burns after using a "powerful detergent".

• Source: The Telegraph Online. 2024.

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Rassie Erasmus, South Africa's director of rugby, suffers chemical burns from detergent in 'freak accident'.

• Source: CNN Wire. January 27, 2024

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Assault burn injuries in adolescents and adults in South Africa: risk factors and characteristics.

• Authors : van Niekerk, Ashley^1,2 (AUTHOR); Govender, Rajen^1,2 (AUTHOR); Kimemia, David^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *CHEMICAL burns; *YOUNG adults; *TEENAGERSSOUTH Africa

• Source: International Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion. Sep2022, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p399-405. 7p.

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Burning Questions: What Should the Pharmacist Know about Managing Minor Burns?

• Authors : Wall, Shelley; Perumal-Pillay, Velisha Ann

Subjects: BURN care units; TOXIC shock syndrome; PHARMACISTSSOUTH Africa; AFRICA

• Source: Pharmacy; Aug2022, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p100-100, 4p

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Operational demands on pre-hospital emergency care for burn injuries in a middle-income setting: a study in the Western Cape, South Africa.

• Authors : Allgaier, Rachel L.; Laflamme, Lucie; Wallis, Lee

Subjects: AGE distribution; BURN care units; BURNS & scaldsSOUTH Africa

• Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine; 1/26/2017, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts

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Self-inflicted ingestion of harmful chemicals in adolescents and adults: risk factors and characteristics.

• Authors : Govender, Rajen^1,2 (AUTHOR); van Niekerk, Ashley^1,2 (AUTHOR) ; Hector, Tiffany Joy^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ALCOHOLISM; *YOUNG adults; *INGESTIONSOUTH Africa

• Source: BMC Public Health. 6/20/2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-7. 7p.

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A study of energy-related injuries from hospital admissions among children and adults in South Africa.

• Authors : Gevaart-Durkin A; Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States. Electronic address: .; Swart D

Subjects: Burns/Burns/Burns/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Adult

• Source: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries [Burns] 2014 Sep; Vol. 40 (6), pp. 1209-18. Date of Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8913178 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN:

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The role of concomitant alcohol and drug use in increased risk for burn mortality outcomes.

• Authors : Govender, Rajen¹ (AUTHOR) ; Hornsby, Nancy² (AUTHOR); Kimemia, David^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ALCOHOL drinking; *DRUG abuse; *LOGISTIC regression analysisSUB-Saharan Africa; SOUTH Africa

• Source: Burns (03054179). Feb2020, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p58-64. 7p.

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