Childhood burns in Sulaimaniyah province, Iraqi Kurdistan: A prospective study of admissions and outpatients

Othman, Nasih; Kendrick, Denise; Al-Windi, A.

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.008

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“…These results are similar to those reported several years earlier by Abeyasundara 19 . Another study from Iraq found higher mortality rates with flame (27.6%) and scald (6.3%) burns while no deaths were seen in patients with contact burns 20 . An earlier study conducted in the U.S. found that scalds were 2.5 times more likely to result in hospital admission than other burns 21 …”

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Comparison of comparable scald and contact burns in a porcine model: A preliminary report

Singer

Zhou

Osman

et al. 2020

Wound Repair Regeneration

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Whether the depth and healing of scalds and contact burns are similar is controversial. Due to water's greater heat capacity, we hypothesized that when exposed to similar temperatures and durations of exposure, burns caused by hot water would be deeper than those caused by contact with hot metal. Forty standardized burns were created in two anesthetized female domestic pigs using a brass bar or circulating heated water. In one pig, the temperature was kept constant (95°C) while the duration of exposure varied (5, 10, 15 seconds) In the second pig, the exposure time was kept constant (10 seconds) while the temperature of exposure varied (70°C, 80°C, 98°C). Periodic punch biopsies were taken to determine burn depth immediately after injury, percentage burns reepithelialized within 21 days, and depth of scar at 28 days. The analysis was performed using analysis of variance. When the temperature was held constant, duration of exposure (5, 10, and 15 seconds) was associated with scar depth (2.1 vs 3.8 vs 5.0 mm, respectively, P = 0.001) but not with burn depth (2.0 vs 2.2 vs 2.3 mm, respectively, P = 0.10). When exposure duration was held constant, temperature (70°C, 80°C, 98°C) was associated with scar depth (0.6 vs 1.7 vs 3.6, P < 0.001) but not with burn depth (1.2 vs 1.5 vs 1.7 mm, respectively, P = 0.21). Burn depths were greater for scald than contact burns although not significantly greater. After controlling for temperature, the difference in scar depth between scalds and contact burns was statistically significant (marginal means 3.0 for contact burns, 4.3 for scalds, P = 0.008). We conclude that burns created in swine with circulating hot water result in deeper scars than those created by contact with a brass bar when controlling for temperature and duration of exposure.

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Comparison of comparable scald and contact burns in a porcine model: A preliminary report

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Zhou

Osman

et al. 2020

Wound Repair Regeneration

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“…The majority of our population presented burns from boiling water inside the home, similar to other studies, in which more than 90% of burns were reported to occur at home [23][24][25]. However, these studies reported that 26-44% of burns were caused by boiling water, while in our population boiling water caused approximately 80% of burns.…”

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Fire burns matter: A case-control study of severe accidental burns in pediatric patients

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Objective: We aimed to identify factors associated with severe accidental burns in patients ≤12 years old. Materials and methods: We conducted a matched case-control study, in which we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children treated in a single institution from 2014-2016. We classified the cases (patients with severe burns) and controls (patients with non-severe burns) according to the criteria of the American Burn Association. We used multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis to identify the relationship between the etiology of burns and their severity. Results: We reviewed 180 cases and 90 controls. The most common etiology of burns was boiling water in both cases (65.6%) and controls (83.3%). Most burns occurred inside the home (84.1%) and in the afternoon (37.4%). Multivariate analysis identified that severe burns were mainly due to exposure to fire (odds ratio [OR]: 3.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.53-6.81). Similarly, these patients were more likely to live in a rural area (OR: 2.96, 95% CI: 1.17-6.19). Conclusions: In pediatric patients ≤12 years of age severe accidental burns are more likely to be caused by fire compared to boiling water. Public health interventions should focus on populations located in rural areas.

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“…Infants two years and under remain at an increased risk of burn warranting hospitalisation and this is reflected in other recent studies [3,6,7] despite a slight decrease in their percentage in previous years (2004-2010: 22.2% vs. 1997-2003: 24.1%). This is reflected in both developed and developing countries [8].…”

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Burns in Israel, comparative study: Demographic, etiologic and clinical trends 1997–2003 vs. 2004–2010

Harats

Peleg

Givon

et al. 2016

Burns

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Childhood burns in Sulaimaniyah province, Iraqi Kurdistan: A prospective study of admissions and outpatients

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Comparison of comparable scald and contact burns in a porcine model: A preliminary report

Comparison of comparable scald and contact burns in a porcine model: A preliminary report

Fire burns matter: A case-control study of severe accidental burns in pediatric patients

Burns in Israel, comparative study: Demographic, etiologic and clinical trends 1997–2003 vs. 2004–2010

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