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The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000 pp 154–159Cite as

City Fires: Group Burn Trauma

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Cases of group burn trauma are typical results of city fires, occurring seven times more often than in country areas.

Fire burn injury is characterized by its specific pathology, and great severity and mortality, and special methods are required to help the victims.

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  1. Institute of Advanced Medical Studies, St Petersburg, Russia

    Oksana D. Dmitrienko & Mopr N. Farshatov

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery and Burn Centre, Mediterranean Burns Club, Palermo, Italy

    M. Masellis MD (Professor and Head, Secretary-General) (Professor and Head, Secretary-General)

  2. Emergency Relief Operations, World Health Organization, Mediterranean Burns Club, Italy

    S. W. A. Gunn MD (Formerly Head, President) (Formerly Head, President)

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Dmitrienko, O.D., Farshatov, M.N. (1995). City Fires: Group Burn Trauma. In: Masellis, M., Gunn, S.W.A. (eds) The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_29

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