Burns sustained whilst priming the carburetor: an Australian perspective

• Published in: Journal of burn care & research Vol. 33; no. 5; p. 634
• Main Authors: Suyapto, Dion Royce, Greenwood, John Edward, Rudd, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Automobiles; Burn Units; Burns - epidemiology; Burns - etiology; Burns - pathology; Critical Care; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Queensland - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment - methods; Safety; South Australia - epidemiology; Trauma Severity Indices; Young Adult; Queensland; South Australia

Priming the carburetor is a method that is still commonly practiced amongst trained, amateur, and backyard mechanics. This article aims to look at the data available between 1996 and 2004 in two burns units in South Australia and Queensland. The authors were interested in the number of patients admi...