Tandoor burn injuries

What is it about?

This study was to determine the severity of the tandoor burns in a city in Eastern Anatolia and to attract attention for the prevention of tandoor burns.

Featured Image

Why is it important?

Tandoor is used in many places in the world for various purposes (as sociocultural habits, cooking, and warming, especially in low‑socioeconomic areas). Increasing protective measures in the use of tandoor may be useful for reducing the amputations due to tandoor burns and its possible long lifetime consequences. Because, unfortunately, tandoor burns are a significant cause of amputations in children‑foot amputations in particular.

Perspectives