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BURN INJURIES AMONGST CHILDREN
BURN INJURIES AMONGST CHILDREN
Burn injuries constitute one of the commonest causes of childhood afflictions in developing societies like ours. Owing to the recognized limitations of our living standards, we have a higher incidence of more serious burns. Globally speaking, following road traffic accidents, burns are the second most common cause of accidental deaths in children under 5 years of age and the commonest cause of accidental deaths at home. Burns have long-term physical and psychosocial ramifications among the surviving children. While children should be encouraged to grow to their full potential, we have to strike a balance between their liberty and safety. Children are not young adults. They neither have an understanding of risky environments nor can they manage to escape from hazardous situations. Their much thinner skin is burnt quickly and more severely with a given amount of heat, which may not harm an adult otherwise. Their natural inquisitiveness and tendency to learn about things by touching or putting them in their mouth makes them more prone to sustain all kinds of burns. As these injuries stem largely from avoidable causes, parental supervision vision has a crucial role in their prevention. I t is b es t to consult a doctor or a specialist even in case of minor burns. If the burns are extensive, or involve critical areas such as face, hands, feet, airway or genitals, it is prudent to shift the child to a hospital immediately. Avoid applying noxious substances such as mud, oil, ghee, lotions, ice, iced water or powders to the burn. Also, DO NOT remove with force any clothing, which is firmly stuck to burn.
Epidemiology of Pediatric Burn Injuries in Isfahan, Iran
2012
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Profile of burn cases among children treated at a tertiary care hospital
International Journal of Health Research and Medico Legal Practice, 2019
Introduction: Epidemiological data on burns in children can give valuable information to policy makers for developing prevention strategies in reducing the incidence of childhood burns. Objectives: To study the Profile, manner and outcome of burns cases among children treated at a tertiary care hospital. Materials and methods: A Retrospective observational study was conducted based on medical records of children below the age of 12 years with the diagnosis of acute burns admitted to Jubilee Mission Medical College Hospital during 01-07-2016 to 30-06-2017. Results: A total of 169 burn cases were treated during the study period, of which 61 were children below 12 years. Maximum numbers of affected children were from the age group of less than 4 years and 60 cases were of accidental in nature. Scalding was the predominant cause of injuries and often related to cooking practices. No cases were reported with more than 30% burns and there was no mortality. Conclusion: Burn injuries can be reduced by bringing about regulations to develop safer cooking practises and educating the community especially the women on safe practises at home and also on first aid measures.
Evaluation of childhood burns between 0-15 ages
The Bulletin of Legal Medicine, 2008
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Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2017
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic status of children with burn injuries who were referred to the emergency department of the Sina hospital in Tabriz, Iran, in 2014. Methods: Total of 220 pediatric patients with burn injuries, who referred to the emergency department of Sina hospital, were enrolled in this prospective descriptive study. Data such as age, gender, type of injury, location of injury, and severity of burns was collected, and analyzed using SPSS statistical software. Results: Most patients were the first children of their families (61.8%). Two-year-old children had a higher incidence of burn injuries (33.2%). Most of the burns (94.5%) occurred at home. The most common cause of injury was hot liquids (74.5%). The position of the burn injuries in most patients was the upper extremities (47.3%) and second-degree burn severity was more frequent (70.5%). There were no significant statistical differences between the two genders regarding cause, severity, percentage, and anatomical area of the burn. Conclusion: It is necessary to design effective strategies to reduce the incidence of burn injuries in pediatric patients, so that steps can be taken to reduce burn injuries and their complications.
A Decade Epidemiological Study of Pediatric Burns in South West of Iran
World Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2020
BACKGROUND Burn is one of the most traumatic injuries and life-threatening states which expose children at a higher risk. The aim of this study was evaluating the epidemiology of pediatric burns in age less than eighteen years old during the last decade. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out during 2008-2017 in Amir-al Momenin Burn Center, affiliated by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. The subjects consisted of burn victims under 18 years old who were registered as outpatients and inpatients. RESULTS During the study period, 1893 and 12431 patient were registered as inpatients and outpatients of the hospital. The burn victims were males. Children under 5 years old were prone to scald injuries more than children in any other age. More than 90% of inpatients children burned accidentally, while 116 (6.12%) burn injuries were suicidal; which was mostly seen in girls (75%, 87 out of 116). CONCLUSION Most burns involved scalds from hot liquids especially i...
Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
Background: Pediatric burn injuries result in severe and long-term complications in the developing world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate data on burn injuries are either unavailable or incomplete in Eritrea. Objective: The objective of this study was to define the clinical characteristics of pediatric burn injuries in the Burn Care Unit of Halibet hospital in 2018 in Asmara, Eritrea. Methods: The study design was a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study. The medical records of pediatric patients aged 15 years and below admitted to the Burn Care Unit of Halibet hospital between January 2018 and December 2018 were assessed. Results: In the study period, 524 children with burn injuries were admitted to the Unit. The mean age of the study group was 4.2±3.7 years. Nearly 75% of the patients were in the age group 1-5 years. In 95.3% of the patients, scalds were the most common type of burn with burn injury occurring mostly indoor in 98.1% of cases. The average length of hospital stay was 4.6±8.4 days with a median of 1 day. In 94.8% of the patients, the body surface area involved was 1-10%, and the most body part involved was the extremity in 80.7% of the cases. Patients with body surface involvement >10% and who came from rural areas stayed longer in hospital and those with scald burns have a shorter hospital stay. Patients with body surface area involvement >10% and who came from rural areas also have more complications. Conclusion: The most affected age group were 1-5 years old children with scalds being the most common type of burns with injury occurring mostly indoors in this population. Teaching parents about household safety, seeking early medical attention, and raising public awareness could decrease the incidence of burn injury in children.
Burn injuries among children from a region-wide paediatric burns unit
Brit Journal Nursing, 2011
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