title: Thermal burns associated with the misuse of flammable liquids in stoves: a continuing problem.
abstract: Coal stoves that are used for heating purposes are more popular in economically developing and undeveloped countries because of their lower operational costs. Unfortunately, they may cause serious burn injuries when flammable liquids are misused to kindle or to accelerate a fire within them. Every year, particularly in the winter, many citizens in Turkey have suffered burn injuries caused by this dangerous practice. During the period from January 1989 to January 2009, 82 patients sustained burn injuries as a consequence of coal stove fires and were admitted to burn units. Efforts to inform the public about the danger of using flammable liquids with these kinds of stoves are recommended to minimize the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and cost of this relatively common and preventable type of injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kulahci
authors.forename: Celalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zor
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uygur
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noyan
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Evinc
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oksuz
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002053:Burn Units; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology