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Exploring Burn First Aid Knowledge and Water Lavage Practices in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

2023-08-15

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Low- and middle-income countries experience higher burn-related morbidity and mortality compared to high-income countries. Prehospital Burn First Aid (BFA) has been proven effective in reducing such outcomes. This study aimed to assess BFA knowledge and water lavage practices and their associated factors among burn victims and the general population at a tertiary health facili...

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Literature Corpus work: ddb76456-079f-501a-b1fb-7e823442f007
DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.10.23293067

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