The Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

Almarghoub, Mohammed A.; Alotaibi, Ahmed S.; Alyamani, Anas M.; Alfaqeeh, Faisal A.; Almehaid, Faisal F; Al‐Qattan, Mohammad M.; Kattan, Abdullah E.

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“…The present study indicated that electrical burns were reported in 1.8% and chemical burns in 1.6%. Almarghoub et al [ 14 ], in a systematic review that summarized results on the epidemiology of burn injuries in Saudi Arabia, reported that Scald injuries (hot water or steam) accounted for 62.4% of injuries, followed by flame-induced burns (28.7%), electrical burns (3.3%), and chemical burns (2.8%). Almost 60% were second-degree burns.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward First Aid Management of Skin Burns in Saudi Arabia

Dhafiri

Kaliyadan

Alghadeer³

et al. 2022

Clinics and Practice

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Background: Burns are considered a serious health affection that leads to several consequences affecting a person both physically and emotionally. Herbal and traditional medicine have become popular remedies among patients worldwide. Aim: This study explores common practices followed in burns as first aid management. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia using a designed questionnaire distributed electronically through different social media. The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic details, history of burns, causative material, and practices followed in response to burns. Results: 461 individuals have participated in this study. The commonest reason for burns was hot water or steam. The majority of the respondents (63%) had a satisfactory response to self-aid alone at home. The most common first aid options for managing burns at home were cold water alone 195 (42%), any sort of cream alone 177 (38%), or both 317 (69%). Overall, the result shows no statistically significant difference between the outcome of burn injury and the most commonly used burn aids. Conclusions: Most people use creams and water as the first-aid management of burns, while a good number of people use traditional medicine. Overall, people who receive hospital treatment after getting first aid at home give a better outcome.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward First Aid Management of Skin Burns in Saudi Arabia

Dhafiri

Kaliyadan

Alghadeer³

et al. 2022

Clinics and Practice

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“…Regarding reports by WHO, the annual worldwide incidence of burn injuries in all types was estimated at 11 million burns, of which 180,000 were fatal 4 . Although the majority of burn injuries are caused by hot liquids or fire, they can be raised by cold, friction, radiation, and electric or chemical sources 1 .…”

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Prevalence and Related Factors of Electrical Burns in Patients Referred to Iranian Medical Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mobayen

Sadeghi

2022

WJPS

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BACKGROUND Electrical burn, one of the serious public health challenges, is considered one of the most devastating due to higher mortalities. Burn injuries impose a high economic burden on patients, the health system, and society. We aimed to determine the prevalence of electrical burn injury among burn patients hospitalized in Iran. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted to identify articles published from Iran in the electronic databases of Scopus, PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and SID from Jan 2000 to Dec 2020. Next, eight publications from international databases and ten articles from the Persian SID database that met our inclusion criteria were selected for data extraction and meta-analysis. The inclusion criteria were articles done among the Iranian population with burn patients. RESULTS In all studies, the pooled prevalence of electrical burn was estimated at 3.8% (95% CI: 3.1% – 4.5%) in burn patients. Occurrence of electrical burn-in males and females was 92.3% (95% CI: 87.9% – 95.2%) and 7.7% (95% CI: 4.8% – 12.1%) respectively. Also, the mortality rate was 3.5% (95% CI: 2.2% – 5.6%). CONCLUSION The epidemiological study of electrical burns helps determine the effective factors in the occurrence of this type of damage.

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“…The major predictors of morbidity and mortality of burns include age as well as total body surface area (TBSA) of burns [ 1 , 4 ]. In Saudi Arabia, a systemic review was conducted and found that 80-100% of burns are estimated to be less than 40% TBSA [ 5 ]. Furthermore, it is estimated that burns of TBSA more than 40% are associated with major morbidity and mortality [ 6 ].…”

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Survival From Ninety-Five Percent Total Body Surface Area Burn: A Case Report and Literature Review

AlAlwan¹,

Almomin²,

Shringarpure³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Burns can be devastating and result in unwanted consequences with prolonged length of hospital stay. The mortality rate increases as the total body surface area increases, so proper management of patients with extensive degrees of burns is crucial for their survival. We present the hospital course, management, and survival of a patient after he sustained a 95% total body surface area, second-degree burn from a gas flame. Furthermore, we present from the literature different cases of patients with large total body surface area burns and survived after being managed in burns specialty centers. Although large total body surface area burns can result in significant morbidity and mortality, early management and intervention by an expert surgical team can result in positive outcomes.

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The Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward First Aid Management of Skin Burns in Saudi Arabia

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward First Aid Management of Skin Burns in Saudi Arabia

Prevalence and Related Factors of Electrical Burns in Patients Referred to Iranian Medical Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Survival From Ninety-Five Percent Total Body Surface Area Burn: A Case Report and Literature Review

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