Epidemiology of burn patients presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency department in Lebanon

Gilbert, Abou Dagher; Rajha, Eva; Khuri, Christopher El; Chebl, Ralph Bou; Mailhac, Aurélie; Makki, Maha; Sayed, Mazen El

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2017.06.015

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“…7,9,19,20 The distribution of burn depth observed was also similar to that found in other sources consulted. 1,12 Scald burns were found to be the most commonplace in our research, coinciding with most studies consulted, 1,10,11,13 though in other studies flameinduced burns were the most frequent. 4,7 The location and size of the place of residence appear to have a degree of influence on the agent and type of burn produced, with a marked decrease in flame-induced burns in towns with a population of over 100 000 people, where, probably because of a different lifestyle, there is less exposure to open fires, machinery, and inflammable products.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…This fact could be related to differences in the type of work performed by males there, predominantly risk‐related and heavy industrial jobs. On the other hand, we found a ratio lower than 1 in countries such as South Korea (0.64) or the Lebanon (0.75) 1,12,13 . Therefore, in our hospital we have observed an increase in burn frequency in women.…”

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confidence: 44%

“…On the other hand, we found a ratio lower than 1 in countries such as South Korea (0.64) or the Lebanon (0.75). 1,12,13 Therefore, in our hospital we have observed an increase in burn frequency in women. This could be because of demographic factors (a greater percentage of elderly women) or sociocultural factors (the traditional role of women with greater presence in domestic activities), so more specific studies are necessary in order to verify the cause of this increase.…”

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confidence: 73%

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Trends in burn injuries in Galicia (Spain): An epidemiological study

García

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et al. 2020

International Wound Journal

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The treatment of burns is one of the earliest medical activities on record, probably because of the powerful impact of their physical consequences among other sequelae. The aim of the present paper is to perform an epidemiological study of burn patients. The data were obtained by reviewing the medical histories of all those patients admitted or treated in the Outpatients Department of the Burn Unit of our hospital between 2013 and 2017. A sample was gathered of 1401 patients, made up of 716 males (51.11%) and 685 females (48.89%), in a ratio of males to females of 1.05, with a mean age of 40.74 years old. The burns were mainly suffered in a domestic setting (60.96%), mostly as a result of contact with hot liquids. Most of the burns were second degree superficial burns (60.03%), and affected a mean total body surface area (TBSA) of 4.61%. They were most often produced on the hands. It was found that the frequency of burns increased during the summer and during the main mealtimes of the day. These data may be used to make specific plans of prevention, and as a basis for new studies and databases to be made.

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Trends in burn injuries in Galicia (Spain): An epidemiological study

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et al. 2020

International Wound Journal

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“…Investigations on the epidemiology of burn injuries have important roles in that they can be used as baseline data for recognizing the present situation of burn injuries and can be further used for establishing preventive policies and burn care facilities [ 9 ]. Because the environment, demographics, and culture can differ, epidemiologic investigations of burns should be conducted in each country and linked with the resultant policies [ 10 ]. Considering that burn injury patients usually initially visit the ED, an ED-based investigation might be useful to confirm epidemiologic factors.…”

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“…Considering that burn injury patients usually initially visit the ED, an ED-based investigation might be useful to confirm epidemiologic factors. Although some countries have conducted ED-based epidemiologic studies on burn injuries, they analyzed the data obtained at a single ED or did not analyze the pediatric population independently [ 10 – 13 ]. We investigated the characteristics of thermal injuries among children aged <6 years, a population that is known to be vulnerable to burns, using data drawn from a nationwide multi-ED (N = 23)-based injury registry.…”

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Characteristics of burn injuries among children aged under six years in South Korea: Data from the Emergency Department-Based Injury In-Depth Surveillance, 2011-2016

Park

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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Studies show that young children are vulnerable to burn injuries. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of thermal injuries in this population. We included children below 6 years of age who visited the emergency department (ED) after thermal injuries who were registered in the Korean Emergency Department-based Injury In-Depth Surveillance (2011–2016) database. Demographic characteristics, injury-related factors, and factors associated with ED treatment were gathered from the data. Then, we divided all children into two groups according to the ED discharge status: discharge versus admission (including cases transferred to other hospitals). The characteristics of the two groups were compared, and factors associated with admission were investigated. During the study period, 11,667 children with thermal injuries visited the ED. The number of boys was higher than the number of girls, and children aged 1 year accounted for the largest proportion. Most cases occurred in spring and indoors; the home was found to be the most common place. The most common type of burn was scald burns (69%), followed by contact burns (25.9%), and the most commonly burnt body area was the upper limbs (43.7%), followed by the lower limbs (16.8%). Most children (95.8%) were discharged home. The odds for hospital admission were lower for 2–3 and 4–5 year olds than for 0–1 year olds. The odds for hospital admission for contact burns were lower and those for electrical burns were higher than odds for hospital admission for scald burns. In summary, those aged 0–1 showed the largest incidence of thermal injuries and the most common burn mechanism was scald burns. Upper limbs were the most commonly affected body area, but their odds for requiring admission was lowest. Our results could be used as baseline data for prospective interventional studies investigating ways to reduce the incidence of childhood thermal injuries.

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