Fire-related injuries with inpatient care in Finland: A 10-year nationwide study

Haikonen, Kari; Lillsunde, Pirjo; Lunetta, Philippe; Lounamaa, Anne; Vuola, Jyrki

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2012.09.021

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“…In a Finnish study concerning fire-related burns covering a 10-year period, results show that 14% of adult patients were suspected alcohol abusers and that acute alcohol consumption was involved in at least every fourth case (12). However, this result is considered to be a low estimate due to the fact that the information was mainly gathered by self-reporting methods (12). It is, however, obvious that alcohol plays a significant role in many fire-related injuries.…”

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Adapting to Life After Burn Injury—Reflections on Care

Dahl

Wickman

Wengström

2012

Journal of Burn Care & Research

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A burn injury is an unforeseen event that means physical and psychological trauma for the person afflicted. The trauma experienced by different individuals varies greatly, as do perceived problems during care, rehabilitation, and throughout the remainder of life. The purpose of this study was to explore burn patients' experiences of adapting to life after burn injury to acquire a deeper understanding of the most important issues for patients when providing care during and after a burn injury. A qualitative approach was applied, and interviews were conducted with 12 adult burn patients (8 men and 4 women) 6 to 12 months postburn. The interviews were analyzed using Kvales' method for structuring analysis and comprised a close reading and interpretation of the texts. Analysis focused on the personal experiences of burn patients living after burn injury and treatment. Struggling with the consequences of burn injury and how patients perceived life today after treatment are important issues for adapting to life after burn injury. New experiences of a fragile body, coping with daily life, and reflections of burn care were also prominent themes. Patients with burn injuries need adequate repeated information about the plan for their care, about the physiological changes, and more support to handle the trauma event. The patients would also like to be more involved in their care. A program of support and preparatory work to help the patient to cope with the new bodily sensations and new body image is necessary and should begin during hospital care. A multidisciplinary team approach for pain treatment needs to be prioritized. In addition, multidisciplinary follow-up after burns need to include patients with minor burns.

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Adapting to Life After Burn Injury—Reflections on Care

Dahl

Wickman

Wengström

2012

Journal of Burn Care & Research

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“…With the continuous development of society and labour protection measures, morbidity and mortality due to fire and burns have declined in developed countries. The low incidence of burns in America and European countries fully confirms this fact; preventative programmes, legislation, and a regional system for burn care have all likely contributed to the decline in the morbidity and mortality rates [11][12][13]. The welfare system of any industrialised country is incomplete without an excellent burn care system [14].…”

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Basic investigation into the present burn care system in China: Burn units, doctors, nurses, beds and special treatment equipment

Feng¹,

Zheng²,

You³

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Burns

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“…The cohort of inpatients injured during the period 2001-2005 was determined from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register. 1 Register data concerning disability pensions, rehabilitation, disability and sickness allowances were obtained from the Social Insurance Institution of Finland and the Finnish Centre for Pensions. The number of work-related injury compensated days were obtained from the Statutory Accident Insurance.…”

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“…The incidence of fire-related deaths in Finland has been mostly higher than in other Nordic countries. 1 Circumstances of fire-related deaths in Finland have been reported thoroughly by Kokki. 2 The annual number of deaths has been around 80-100.…”

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Burden of Fire Injuries in Finland: Lost Productivity and Benefits

Haikonen

Lillsunde

2016

Journal of Public Health Research

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the economic burden of fire-related injury from two perspectives: post-injury social security compensations and also productivity losses due to the lost productive time from a societal perspective induced by the injury.Design and methods: A cohort of 1503 inpatients who sustained fire-related injury during the period 2001–2005 was retrospectively followed up for 5-10 years until the end of 2010, using linkages between several administrative registers. The study process was started in 2015 and finalized on March 2016.Results: Annual productivity loss was on average EUR 5.72 million, giving a total for the five-year study period of EUR 28.6 million, with a mean value of EUR 19,070 per person. Mean/median disability time for those who received benefits was 572/63 days, ranging from 3 days to 36.5 years. Total average cost of benefits to the injured annually during the study period was EUR 1.03 million. This equates to EUR 3430 per patient for the whole cohort or EUR 14,860 for those who received benefits.Conclusions: The burden of fire-related injuries in terms of payment transfers and lost productivity due to periods of disability as indirect costs is high; in a population of 5.4 million, the annual loss exceeded EUR 5.7 million. The results could be used in planning preventive measures and therefore yield savings.Significance for public healthThere is little scientific knowledge about fire-related injuries and their consequences. This study addresses this public health problem and yields results potentially useful for designing preventive measures where costs are weighed against the benefits especially when augmented with direct costs.

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Fire-related injuries with inpatient care in Finland: A 10-year nationwide study

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Adapting to Life After Burn Injury—Reflections on Care

Adapting to Life After Burn Injury—Reflections on Care

Basic investigation into the present burn care system in China: Burn units, doctors, nurses, beds and special treatment equipment

Burden of Fire Injuries in Finland: Lost Productivity and Benefits

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