Journal article
Work-related burn injuries in Ontario, Canada: A follow-up 10-year retrospective study
Abstract
Work-related burn injuries contribute to a quarter of all burns in the USA. In 2009, the provincial Workplace Safety and Insurance Board reported 64,824 work-related injuries that resulted in time lost, 1188 injuries (2%) were a result of burns. There were two previous studies performed at a regional burn centre (1984-1990 and 1998-2000) that examined incidence and characteristics of work-related burns. There was no significant change between …
Authors
Clouatre E; Gomez M; Banfield JM; Jeschke MG
Journal
Burns, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 1091–1095
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.burns.2012.12.020
ISSN
0305-4179