RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL MOUTH BURNS IN CHILDREN
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP 113
OP 119
VO 47
IS 1
A1 Gifford, George H.
A1 Marty, Alan T.
A1 MacCollum, Donald W.
YR 1971
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/47/1/113.abstract
AB In spite of efforts to make electrical fittings safe, the incidence of electrical burns of the mouth at Children's Hospital Medical Center has increased. Mouthing a live female extension cord plug is the most common mechanism of injury. Bleeding occurred in 25% of the cases, some time between the first and twenty-first post burn day. Management has therefore included hospitalization during this vulnerable period. Late plastic surgical revision after scar maturation was necessary in 83% of the cases.