Pediatric Burn Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments Between 1990 and 2006

Abstract

Burn-related injuries are a serious problem for individuals <or=20 years of age and are potentially preventable. Children <6 years of age consistently sustained a disproportionately large number of injuries during the study period. Increased efforts are needed to improve burn-prevention strategies that target households with young children.

Epidemiology of a decade of Pediatric fatal burns in Colombia, South America

“…Fire or flames was the second most common cause of burns in these studies [6]. Similar results were found in other studies [22,23]. The difference with our study can be explained by the fact that we collected data from deaths certificates (population study) rather than basing on the research on clinic characteristics (clinical research studies).…”

Demographic and Clinical Profile of Ocular Chemical Injuries in the Pediatric Age Group

“…Children aged 1 to 3 years accounted for 72.0% of all cases in a report of injuries associated with household articles in the pediatric age group. 19 In our study, lime was the most common offending agent in the form of "chuna," which is mainly used by adults and can cause collateral damage in children. 20 Chuna is an alkaline, edible calcium hydroxide paste that is added to chewing tobacco in India and other regions of Southeast Asia.…”

“…In this study, we analyzed the cause, management, and outcomes of 18 In another report from the United States, boys constituted 58.8% of the total number of patients treated in the emergency department after injury with household cleaning products. 19 These findings are presumably related to the high physical contact and aggressive nature of play among young boys. Furthermore, the most commonly affected age group was the preschool (0e5 years) age group in our study, perhaps because this age group has relatively immature motor skills and a natural curiosity for objects with emphasis on general inquisitiveness about their environment.…”

Epidemiology of Pediatric Burn Injuries in Istanbul, Turkey

“…Most electrical injuries in our study group occurred outdoors through contact with overhead high-voltage lines, in contrast to the international literature, in which most injuries occur in domestic environments. [11] In Turkey, due to both a rapid urbanization trend since the 1950s and differences between geographic regions, population and investments have accumulated in certain regions, while disordered and unhealthy urban areas have expanded in others. Most of the patients in our study live in these unreliable urban areas called "gecekondu".…”