The correlation between burn mortality rates from fire and flame and economic status of countries

Peck, Michael D.; Pressman, Melissa A.

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2013.04.010

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“…4 Most of burns occur in low and middle income countries. 5 Throughout Africa the incidence of burns is increasing due to poverty, illiteracy, overcrowding, and due to the presence of establishment of slum areas with minimal safety measures. 6 The effective approach to burn prevention must be based on a good knowledge of etiological patterns of burn injuries, the geographical variations and socioeconomic differences in epidemiology of burn.…”

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The Medicolegal Aspects of Burn Cases Admitted to Assiut University Hospitals During Years of 2015 and 2016

George

Abdellah

2017

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine

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Background: Burns are not uncommon in Egypt, for successful prevention of such accidents it is essential to analyze the medicolegal aspects of these cases. The present study was conducted in Assiut university hospitals. Burn cases that were admitted to the emergency units during years of 2015 and 2016 were retrospectively analyzed from the available records. Purpose: to investigate medicolegal aspects and demography of burn cases presented in emergency units at Assiut University Hospitals during years 2015 and 2016 to identify vulnerable personnel, and to evaluate their outcomes. Methods: A retrospectives study analyzing data from the records between 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2016. Data regarding age, gender, type of burn, percentage of body surface area involved in burn, hospital stay of victims, fate of cases, and survival period of deceased victims was collected and analyzed using SPSS. Results: The study revealed male predominance, 258 (75.26%) male victims out of total 380 victims. The mean age for victims was 15.57 years with most of the victims (52.89%) of burn were between the ages of 0 to 10 years, the minim age was 2 months while the maximum age was 73 years. Hot liquids and flame were the commonest causes of burn. 77.11% of burns in children age less than 11 years were due to hot liquids. The highest percentage of cases of burn was found in winter (29.2%). 32.89% of victims were students. The mean of hospital stay was 8.29 days. 17.63 % of burn victims admitted during these two years died. Conclusions: Male victims represent most burn patients with children being more vulnerable. Preventive measures against burns should be taken in order to prevent burns particularly in children.

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The Medicolegal Aspects of Burn Cases Admitted to Assiut University Hospitals During Years of 2015 and 2016

George

Abdellah

2017

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine

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“…Daugelyje aukšto pragyvenimo lygio šalių nudegusių pacientų mirtingumas sparčiai mažėja. Kiekvienoje šalyje nudegimų epidemiologiniai duomenys įvairuoja, tačiau kuo neturtingesnė šalis, tuo nudegimų traumos dažnesnės ir sunkesnės [2,3]. Nudegimų traumatizmas yra specifinis, išsiskiriantis iš kitų traumų todėl, kad nudegimo rizika priklauso nuo lyties, amžiaus, išsila-vinimo ir pajamų [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] …”

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Epidemiologinė lyginamoji LSMU ligoninėje Kauno klinikose gydytų nudegimų analizė: 2003–2005 m. vs. 2013–2015 m.

Grigaitė¹,

Rainys²,

Pilipaitytė³

et al. 2017

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Tyrimo tikslas ir uždaviniaiNudegimai -viena iš sunkiausių traumų. Pastaraisiais dešimtmečiais nudegimų traumatizmas keičiasi tiek pasaulyje, tiek Lietuvoje. Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universiteto ligoninėje Kauno klinikose (LSMUL KK) iki šiol nebuvo atliktas tyrimas, kuris nagrinėtų naujausius nudegimų epidemiologinius duomenis ir pokyčius. Nuo 1972 m. LSMU KK Nudegimų centras yra pagrindinis nudegimų gydymo padalinys Lietuvoje ir vienintelis centras, kuriame gydomi suaugusiųjų dideli nudegimai, todėl gydomų pacientų grupė gerai reprezentuoja situaciją šalyje. Mūsų tyrimo tikslas buvo ištirti ir palyginti nudegusių pacientų, Tyrimo rezultataiIš viso išanalizuoti 757 nudegę pacientai. Nustatyta, kad statistiškai reikšmingai dažniau nudegimus patiria vidutinio amžiaus vyrai (66,3 % vyrų, 33,7 % moterų). Rasta statistiškai reikšminga priklausomybė tarp lyties ir nudegimo mechanizmo: vyrai dažniau nusidegina liepsna, o moterys -karštu vandeniu. Dažniausios nudegimų lokalizacijų grupės: rankos, kojos ir galva, kaklas ir veidas, dažniausia etiologija -liepsna. Statistiškai reikšmingai sutrumpėjo nudegusio paciento hospitalizacijos trukmė (nuo 26 iki 24 dienų), sumažėjo gilių nudegimų (nuo 79,5 % iki 49,3 %). Lyginant operacinę taktiką abiem laikotarpiais, 2013-2015 m. statistiškai reikšmingai daugiau atlikta ankstyvųjų nekrektomijų ir operacijos laikas po nudegimo sutrumpėjo (nuo 10 iki 8 dienų). Originalūs mokslo tiriamieji darbai ResultsStatistically significantly more men suffered from burn injuries during the both periods (66.3% men, 33,7 % women). A statistically significant correlation between burn mechanism and gender was found: men are more likely to be burned by flame, women by scald. The most common burn localizations were arm, legs and head/neck/face regions. During the second period statistically significantly less arm, stomach/waist and leg region burns occurred. Flame was the most common burn cause in both periods. Hospital stay during the second period was statistically significantly shorter (26 days vs. 24 days). Deep burn number statistically significantly decreased from 79.5% to 49.3%. When comparing burn surgery tactics more early burn necrectomies (135 vs. 165) were performed sooner after the trauma (10 vs. 8 days) in 2013-2015. ConclusionsOur study results match worldwide burns epidemiologic and treatment tendencies: less deep burns occur (79.5% during first period, 49.3% during the second period, p<0.05), hospital stay is getting shorter (26 days during first period and 24 days during the second, p<0.05). During 2013-2015, more early burn surgeries were performed (135 surgeries during first period vs. 165 during the second, p<0.05), which matches the worldwide burns treatment guideline. Epidemiological data from our study could help understand changes in burn injuries and to improve burn prevention strategies.

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“…The incidence of burns requiring medical care is nearly 20 times higher in the Western Pacific region (including China) than in the Americas [3]. The occurrence of burns is closely related to the socioeconomic development of an area [4,5]. The vast majority of burn-related deaths (95%) occur in middle-or low-income countries [6] where prevention programmes are uncommon and the quality of acute care is inconsistent [7].…”

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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

et al. 2015

Burns

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The correlation between burn mortality rates from fire and flame and economic status of countries

Cited by 97 publications

References 4 publications

The Medicolegal Aspects of Burn Cases Admitted to Assiut University Hospitals During Years of 2015 and 2016

The Medicolegal Aspects of Burn Cases Admitted to Assiut University Hospitals During Years of 2015 and 2016

Epidemiologinė lyginamoji LSMU ligoninėje Kauno klinikose gydytų nudegimų analizė: 2003–2005 m. vs. 2013–2015 m.

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

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