Epidemiology of 377 patients with chemical burns in Guangdong province

Xie, Yuanchang; Tan, Yinghui; Tang, Shuze

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2004.01.028

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“…According to literature, age is an important variable in the study of burns victims (15) . A study about the characteristics of 377 patients hospitalized at a burns unit in Japan found that accidents were more frequent in the age range from 15 to 60 years (89.2%).…”

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale - BSPAS to be used with Brazilian burned patients

Echevarría-Guanilo

Rossi

Dantas

et al. 2006

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Echevarría-Guanilo ME, Rossi LA, Dantas RAS, Santos CB. Cross-cultural adaptation of the Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale -BSPAS to be used with Brazilian burned patients. Rev Latino-am Enfermagem 2006 julhoagosto; 14(4):526-33. This study aimed at translating and adapting the Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale -BSPAS and the ADAPTAÇÃO TRANSCULTURAL DA "BURNS SPECIFIC PAIN ANXIETY SCALE -BSPAS" PARA SER APLICADA EM PACIENTES QUEIMADOS BRASILEIROS Este estudo teve como objetivos traduzir e adaptar a "Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale -BSPAS" e a "Impact of Event Scale -IES" para a língua portuguesa, disponibilizar dois instrumentos simples, curtos e de fácil aplicação e descrever os participantes do estudo, segundo os escores obtidos por meio da aplicação da

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale - BSPAS to be used with Brazilian burned patients

Echevarría-Guanilo

Rossi

Dantas

et al. 2006

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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“…A study conducted in the United Kingdom, the incidence of serious chemical eye injury was 0.02 per 100 thousand people [8]. Another study from China reported that ocular chemical burns are 1.2-1.7% of all burns, and 33% of the entire chemical burns involved eyes [9]. In a study conducted in Turkey, 2% of severe ocular trauma injuries that require hospitalization are chemical injuries [10].…”

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Occupational-related chemical ocular injuries: an analysis of 82 patients

Kıvanç¹,

Budak²,

Çevik³

et al. 2016

Eur Res J

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Objectives.To investigate the characteristics of occupational chemical eye injuries. Methods. Medical records of patients, who were registered to hospital officially as occupational chemical eye injuries between January 2010 and December 2013, were reviewed. The age, gender, injured eye, chemical agent, nature of the chemical, ocular findings, emerging complications and the information whether the patients knew the chemical agent causing the injury was recorded. Results. One hundred one eyes of 82 patients (2 women, 80 men) were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 32.9±8.6 years (range: 19-59 years). Injury was bilateral in 19 patients. Chemical agents were not known by 53% of the patients. The most known agents were caustic agents (23%). Sulfuric acid (9%) and calcium hydroxide (4%) were other known chemical agents. The most common injury was superficial punctate epitheliopathy. Ten eyes of 9 patients had corneal edema. This injury was caused by acidic agents in 5 and alkaline agents in 3 patients. Corneoscleral perforation accompanied by chemical injury in one patient with car battery explosion. Conclusions. Most of the workers, who had eye injuries with chemicals, do not know the nature of chemical agent which caused the injury. Ocular morbidities may be decreased with the education of the workers about chemicals, working environment and protective measures.

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“…Ability of the acid to cause injury is predicted by amount of neutralizing agent required to correct pH of acid to neutral. [2][3][4] Contrary to the belief, alkali causes more injury than acids, because acid produces liquefaction necrosis allowing it to penetrate deeper into the tissues. Organic solution causes destruction of lipid membranes of cell walls leading to disruption of cellular architecture.…”

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“…Inorganic solutions remain on the exterior of cell, but act as a vehicle to carry toxic agents that denature proteins. 2 Chemical burn injuries are also classified into six groups based on the mechanism of tissue destruction. Protoplasmic poisons like acetic acid, formic acid, oxalic acid and hydrochloric acid, bind or inhibit calcium and other organic ions necessary for tissue viability and function.…”

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“…In industrial setup it is mainly due to negligence of appropriate safety measures by workers and failure to provide essential safety gears to workers by the industry management. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Lightning burns are not uncommon, both in urban and rural population. 7,8 Tar burns, common in road laying workers, is yet another injury caused by negligence of safety measures.…”

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A study of unusual burns at a tertiary burn unit: a prospective study

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Background: Unusual burns are not uncommon. They occur in the industrial as well as the domestic side. These are mainly burns due to chemicals, tar, fire walk and lightning burns. These burns occur as a result of improper handling of chemicals with poor safety measures or due to accidents. Here, we discuss about these burns, their epidemiology with treatment and preventive measures.Methods: The study was conducted at a tertiary care burn centre for a period of two years from Jan 2009 to Jan 2011. Forty-four patients with unusual burns were admitted and evaluated with a thorough history and clinical examination. Initial resuscitation was done followed by specific therapy in each of the cases.Results: The forty-four patients with unusual burns were categorized into chemical burns, lightning burns, tar burn, camphor burns, fire walk burns and miscellaneous types. These burns mostly involved adult males and were generally due to domestic reasons. 93% were due to accidents of which most of them were of the miscellaneous type (83%).Conclusions: Unusual burns are an important to know as these are occurring with regular frequency in the present days. These burns are usually accidental occurring in industries and in household setups. Proper education and safety measures could reduce the incidence of these unusual burns.

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Epidemiology of 377 patients with chemical burns in Guangdong province

Cited by 64 publications

References 8 publications

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale - BSPAS to be used with Brazilian burned patients

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale - BSPAS to be used with Brazilian burned patients

Occupational-related chemical ocular injuries: an analysis of 82 patients

A study of unusual burns at a tertiary burn unit: a prospective study

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