2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000300021
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Burns in the domestic environment: characteristics and circumstances of accidents

Abstract: This study characterizes burn accidents in the domestic environment and identifies the circumstances of accidents affecting children, adults or elderly people who need supervision or care. Demographic data and burn characteristics of 61 domestic environment burn victims were collected. The family members of 13 children and one aged adult, who needed supervision or special care, were selected to answer a semi-structured interview.Two thematic groups were identified: social and environmental factors that might h… Show more

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“…The predominance of males found in this study is in line with national [9,11,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] and international publications [13,[32][33][34][35]. By socially established gender differences and some personality characteristics, men are more exposed to risks both in personal and in professional life, which may explain their prevalence in this research.…”
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confidence: 85%
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“…The predominance of males found in this study is in line with national [9,11,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] and international publications [13,[32][33][34][35]. By socially established gender differences and some personality characteristics, men are more exposed to risks both in personal and in professional life, which may explain their prevalence in this research.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…In this study, most of the burns were accidental, as in other studies [25,34], and occurred mostly at home [25,27,32,24,38]. A considerable part of traumas and accidents occur in the home, an environment in which the individual feels safe and free of hazards, so they unconsciously adopt behaviors sometimes considered careless or negligent.…”
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confidence: 62%
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“…De hecho, gran parte de las quemaduras ocurrió en la cocina, que es reconocida por diversos autores como un local de gran riesgo para la población infantil (Paes, & Gaspar, 2005;Vendrusculo, Balieiro, Echevarría-Guanilo, Farina Junior, & Rossi, 2010).…”
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“…Considera-se necessário o desenvolvimento de estudos específicos para identificar melhor as circunstâncias em que essas queimaduras ocorrem em nosso meio para orientar, com bases epidemiológicas, os programas e as políticas de prevenção que devem ser implantados. Entre os fatores de risco apontados na literatura nacional foram encontrados o baixo nível socioeconômico e de instrução das mães e responsáveis pelas crianças, no momento do acidente, moradias pequenas para o número de residentes e equipamentos de cozinha precários 10 . A grande proporção de queimaduras encontrada em crianças de 0 a 4 anos deve preocupar não somente pelo sofrimento e dor que representam, mas também pelas repercussões em termos de sequelas numa fase de rápido desenvolvimento físico, quando a perda de tecidos e/ ou sua contratura na evolução das lesões podem ocasionar danos permanentes mais graves.…”
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