Petroleum pipeline explosions in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive systematic review of the academic and lay literature

Highlights • The burden of pipeline fires and explosions is under-represented in the literature. • We identified 28 pipeline fire disasters occurring in five different countries in SSA. •

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Published in:Burns 2015-05, Vol.41 (3), p.497-501
Main Authors: Carlson, Lucas C, Rogers, Tom T, Kamara, Thaim B, Rybarczyk, Megan M, Leow, Jeffrey J, Kirsch, Thomas D, Kushner, Adam L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute care
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
Burns
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - mortality
Critical Care
Disasters - statistics & numerical data
Emergency systems
Explosions - statistics & numerical data
Fire disasters
Fires - statistics & numerical data
Ghana - epidemiology
Humans
Kenya - epidemiology
Mass casualty incidents
Mass Casualty Incidents - mortality
Mass Casualty Incidents - statistics & numerical data
Nigeria - epidemiology
Oil and Gas Industry
Petroleum
Pipelines
Sierra Leone - epidemiology
Tanzania - epidemiology
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Summary:Highlights • The burden of pipeline fires and explosions is under-represented in the literature. • We identified 28 pipeline fire disasters occurring in five different countries in SSA. •
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2014.08.013