title: Latrogenic burns injury complicating neonatal resuscitation.
abstract: A case ofiatrogenic thermal injury in a newborn infant during resuscitation for perinatal asphyxia at a secondary health facility is described. The injury, with surface area coverage of about 4%, involved the lower limbs. This report highlights the poor newborn resuscitation skills of traditional medical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. tinuade_ogunlesi@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ogunlesi
authors.forename: S B A
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Oseni
authors.forename: J A O
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Okeniyi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Owa
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000628:therapy*; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*