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Table 1 Burn survivour’s characteristics

From: Exploring perceptions of common practices immediately following burn injuries in rural communities of Bangladesh

Case

Areas

Age (in years/ months)

Case presentation

Case 1

Mollarhat upazila, Bagerhat district

10 months

Put the hands in the hot cooked rice dish.

Case 2

Fakirhat upazila, Bagerhat District

01 year

Put the lower limb into the oven when mother was cooking.

Case 3

Durgapur upazila, Netrakona district

18 years

Suicidal attempt.

Case 4

Purbadhala upazila, Netrakona district

5 years

During carrying traditional lamp (Kupibati) at evening inside the home, fire caught into cloth.

Case 5

Sadar upazila, Narail District

7 years

Put oil in the fire when playing and caught fire.

Case

Lohagora upazila, Narail District

18 years

Fire caught from short circuit from electric cable.