Pediatric flame burn injuries from adulterated kerosene explosion – A public health alert from Southern Nigeria

Bassey, Kevin; Okpokowuruk, Frances Sam; Antai, Margaret Sylvester; Oghenedoro, Osafugbe; Ekpo, Ubong Ime

doi:10.1016/j.burnso.2022.03.004

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“…A limitation to this retrospective study was its inability to evaluate children that had residual disabilities because of the injuries sustained from these accidents at home. However, a longitudinal study in the future would be appropriate to evaluate the long-term effects of domestic accidents on the quality of life of the children after the incident [25].…”

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Prevalence and Outcome of Paediatric Domestic Accidents in a Tertiary Health Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria

Okari T.G,

Wonodi W.

2024

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Background: Unintentional injuries occurring in or within the vicinity of the home resulting in temporary or permanent health impairment are largely preventable. However, they are contributors to childhood morbidity and could lead to mortality in severe cases. Objectives: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence, pattern and outcome of domestic injuries among children admitted into the Children’s Emergency Room (CHER) in Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). Methods: This was a 5-year retrospective study of 179 children with domestic injuries admitted into the children’s emergency unit from January 2017 to December 2021. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, cause, type and outcome of domestic injuries were collected from their medical records and analyzed with SPSS version 23. Results: A total of 3987 children aged < 18 years were admitted into CHER. Out of these, 179 (4.48%) children had injuries from domestic accidents. Majority of them 89 (46.9%) were under-fives and males 108 (60.3%). Three commonest causes of home accidents were falls 52 (29.1%), burns 44 (24.6%) and mechanical trauma 32 (17.8%). Common domestic injuries observed in the study were burns (24.6%), head injuries (20.7%), ingestion of poisonous substances (13.4%) and lacerations (11.7%). Burns injuries were significantly more prevalent among females and poisoning among males. Incidents of poisoning was significantly more prevalent among under-fives (21.4%) and animal bites (13.7%) among older children, (p value < 0.05). The mean duration of admission in the emergency room was 1.27 ± 1.90 days. Three children (1.7%) died in the emergency room and all mortalities occurred within 48 hours of admission. Conclusion: Although the prevalence of domestic injuries among children in this study was low, parents, caregivers and the government can institute measures to further curb its incidence.

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Prevalence and Outcome of Paediatric Domestic Accidents in a Tertiary Health Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria

Okari T.G,

Wonodi W.

2024

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Changing Epidemiology and Outcome of Pediatric Thermal Burn Injury in South Western Nigeria

Olawoye,

Isamah,

Ademola

et al. 2023

Journal of Burn Care &Amp; Research

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Pediatric age group has been noted to be particularly vulnerable to burn injuries. Burn is the fifth most common cause of childhood injuries. Nigerian has a very young population with a median age of 18.1 years. Scald is the most common form of burn injuries in this age group globally, however, previous reports from our institution found flame to be the most common form of burn in pediatric age. The most recent report thirteen years ago still maintained flame as the most common cause of pediatric burn injury. This study was carried out to determine the changes in epidemiology and outcome of pediatric thermal burn injury. This was a retrospective study carried out between January 2013 and December 2022. Data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences software version 23. Significance was set at p-value of 0.05. 265 children presented with thermal burn with male to female ratio of 1.3:1. 63.4% occurred in children 0-5years. Scald (59.6%) was the most common cause of injury. Most flame injuries in females were due to LPG cookstove explosion, while petrol explosion was the most common cause in males (p=<0.001). There is a yearly increase in burn depth (p=0.009). most inhalation injuries occurred in those aged 11-16years (p=0.006). Mortality rate was 10.2%, with total body surface area burned (p=<0.001), burn depth (p=<0.001), and inhalation injury (p=<0.001) associated with increasing mortality. Conclusion: Scald is now the most common cause of thermal burn in our institution, with a remarkable reduction in mortality rate.

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Pediatric flame burn injuries from adulterated kerosene explosion – A public health alert from Southern Nigeria

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Prevalence and Outcome of Paediatric Domestic Accidents in a Tertiary Health Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria

Prevalence and Outcome of Paediatric Domestic Accidents in a Tertiary Health Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria

Changing Epidemiology and Outcome of Pediatric Thermal Burn Injury in South Western Nigeria

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