Home environment and burns in children

Kawalec, Agata; Pawlas, Krystyna

doi:10.1016/j.burnso.2020.05.006

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“…Toddlers’ frequent movement in the kitchen and touching hot materials kept in sight of them is an additional possibility. Safety measures in the home environment are important which is mostly lacking in LMIC settings,31 in general, correlated with lower educational status among caregivers 32. Various burn sources are exposed in Yard, which is largely in a rural area where children play.…”

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Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016

Abedin¹,

Rahman²,

Rakhshanda³

et al. 2022

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BackgroundBurn is a major cause of childhood injury-related morbidity and mortality. Global estimates suggest that 90% of all cases occur in low-income and middle-income countries and over half of the disability-adjusted life-years are lost from fire-related burns in children. In Bangladesh, there is a scarcity of data on childhood burn injuries. The goal of the study was to describe the epidemiology of non-fatal burns in Bangladeshi children, including incidence estimates and identify high-risk groups.MethodsBangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016 was a large scale cross-sectional survey. The survey was conducted among 299 216 population utilising a multistage cluster sampling method. Among the 100 842 children, there were 437 non-fatal burn cases.ResultsAmong different injury mechanisms in children, burn was ranked fifth (7.4%). The overall yearly incidence rate (IR) of burns was 866.7 per 100 000 children (95% CI 785.6 to 947.8) in Bangladesh. The incidence was highest among 1–4 years old children (IR 2028.3, 95% CI 1761.1 to 2334.7) and had a 3.5 times higher risk of burns compared with the 15–17 years age group. Females had a much higher IR of non-fatal burns than males between the ages of 10–15 years (1655.2 vs 482.2). About 70% of burns occurred in rural areas. Hot liquid (44.7%), flames (32.5%) and hot objects (20.7%) were identified as the main causes of burns. The kitchen (60.9%), yards (20.8%) and bedroom and living room (10.5%) were the three most common places for burns. According to the study, 34.8% of burn incidences occurred between the hours of 7:00 and 10:00.ConclusionChildren in Bangladesh suffer from a high rate of non-fatal burns. The high-risk category was identified as preschool-aged boys and adolescent girls. The majority of the incidents occurred in the morning and inside the kitchen. These findings will help raise awareness and create intervention measures to reduce the high incidence of non-fatal childhood burns in Bangladesh.

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Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016

Abedin¹,

Rahman²,

Rakhshanda³

et al. 2022

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“…It is clear that our patients live in aboveaverage crowded conditions. It has also been shown in different publications that crowded living conditions pose a risk for burning (8,9,24). In our country, common life in the form of an extended family is common with the effect of culture, especially in families with limited economic opportunities.…”

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Pediatrik yanıklar ve yanık yaralanmalarının önde gelen etkenleri

Basaran

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2022

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Objective: Burn trauma is an important health problem especially in children who are the most affected group as they are not fully capable of protecting themselves from injuries. The aim of this study is to present the clinical features of preschool pediatric burn patients treated in our tertiary burn center and highlight the main factors leading to burn injury. Material and Methods: A total of 123 preschool-aged patients who were hospitalized in our burn center between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 were included in this cross-sectional study. Burn etiology and the environmental factors leading to burn injury were obtained from face to face interviews with parents of the children. Demographic and clinical data of the patients were recorded. Results:The mean age of the study population was 2.40±1.3 years. The etiology of burn was mainly scalds (%87.8). Flame (10.6%) and electrical (1.6%) burns were less common in this age group. Among the patients 81 (%65.9) of them were living in urban area, 32 (%26) in rural area and 10 (%8.1) in tents or refugee camps. The household population was 5.53±2.3 person. In most of the cases, the children were not alone (%84.6) during the burn injury and in %54.5 of cases the kitchen was the place of injury. Conclusion: Overcrowded conditions were prominent in the environment in which the patients lived. Although there was an adult nearby at the time of injury there was lack of supervision by the caregiver. The burns are likely to occur in the kitchen where unsafe cooking and dining on the floor takes place. Therefore kitchen safety should be ensured first and other home security measures should be taken in order to prevent pediatric burns.

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“…There was a significant relationship between access to incendiary devices such as matches, lighters and risk of burns in children. So, for prevention and reduction of accessibility in children, there is a need to teach parents and children ( 39 , 40 ).…”

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Analysis of the Home Accidents and Their Risk Factors in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gheshlaghi,

Rastegar,

Binabaj

et al. 2023

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Background: Home accident is among the most common type of trauma, in the second place after traffic accident. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors affecting the occurrence of home accidents in Iran. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and national Persian databases including SID, MagIran, and Medical Articles Bank were searched for articles published until September 12, 2021. The pooled prevalence and factors affecting the occurrence of home accidents were calculated. Results: Twenty articles were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of home accident was 44% (95%CI: 32% to 56%). The pooled prevalence of foreign object/fall, stab or cut, suffocation, burn, poisoning and were 15% (95%CI: 10% to 20%), 24% (95%CI: 10% to 38%), 1% (95%CI:0.7% to 1.3%), 31% (95%CI:19% to 42.2%), and 6.8% (95%CI:4.2% to 429.4%), respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of home accidents in Iran is moderate but higher than in other countries. The findings of this review highlight the need for more attention to home accident in children and elderly in the South and Southeast regions of Iran.

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Home environment and burns in children

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016

Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016

Pediatrik yanıklar ve yanık yaralanmalarının önde gelen etkenleri

Analysis of the Home Accidents and Their Risk Factors in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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