Covid-19 quarantine has increased the incidence of ethyl alcohol burns

Hohl, Diogo Hummel; Coltro, Pedro Soler; Silva, Gabriel M.A.; Silveira, Viliam Cardoso da; Farina, Jayme Adriano

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2020.05.025

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“…During the pandemic, the mechanism of burn injuries has been changed across the world. Scald burns occurring in the kitchen [13] , friction injuries due to treadmills at home [26] , injuries from steam inhalation [11] , and alcohol burns with an increased usage of alcoholic solutions [27] were all reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. In general, scald and/or contact burns in the hands/upper extremities at home have increased during the pandemic; the results of our study support this finding.…”

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Characteristics of burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo: A descriptive study

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Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drastically changed everyday life worldwide. This study aimed to determine how COVID-19 affected the characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe burn injury by examining a city-wide burn database in Tokyo. Patients and Methods A descriptive study was conducted in 14 burn centers using the Tokyo Burn Unit Association registry from 1999–2020. The pandemic started in 2020, while the stay-at-home order lasted from April to May. The demographics, mechanisms, severity, and clinical outcomes were assessed before and during these two time periods. Results In total, 7061 patients with burn injury were enrolled. During the pandemic, there were less patients during the pandemic than previous years, except for April–May; this decreased toward the end of 2020. There were also more scald/contact burns in the upper extremity, less intended and assault injuries, shorter length of hospital stay, and lower in-hospital mortality. During the stay-at-home order, there was increased incidence of flame burns, inhalation injuries, and in-hospital mortality, as well as higher total body surface area of full-thickness burns. Conclusions This study described the characteristics of burns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The association between the stay-at-home order and severity of burns should be further examined.

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Characteristics of burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo: A descriptive study

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“…Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, our Burn Unit has also experienced an outbreak of Covid-19 and its impact on the health system [ 6 ]. In addition, we noted that physical distancing measures (such as quarantine) collaborated to increase the incidence of ethyl alcohol burns [ 7 ].…”

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Covid-19 pandemic has increased the incidence of self-inflicted burn injuries

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“…The 74 removal of employees contaminated by Covid-19 directly af-75 fects the quantity and quality of care to be offered to the 76 population dependent on the public health system in a pe-77 riod that could see an increase in burn accidents due to the 78 greater availability of ethyl alcohol in Brazilian households. 1…”

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“…However, the increasing of the ethyl alcohol storage at home during quarantine seems to increase the chances of domestic accidents such as burns, for example. 1 Health professionals are on the front line, exposing themselves to infectious cases. The direct contact with burned patients is prolonged by the need for daily dressing changes for burns with silver sulfadiazine cream 1%.…”

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