First-aid Home Treatment of Burns Among Children and Some Implications at Milas, Turkey

Karaöz, Banu

doi:10.1016/j.jen.2009.12.018

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“…[17] Studies show various results regarding the prevalence of first aid provided. Karaoz African Journal of Paediatric Surgery that first aid was provided in almost 90% of cases, [18] which is in sharp contrast with our results. More in line with our results is a study in Ghana where 33% of patients presented to the hospital without prior first-aid treatment [19] as well as a study in the USA in which 23.7% of patients did not receive first-aid treatment.…”

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Childhood unintentional injuries: Supervision and first aid provided

Jonkheijm¹,

Zuidgeest²,

Dijk³

et al. 2013

Afr J Paediatr Surg

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Childhood unintentional injuries: Supervision and first aid provided

Jonkheijm¹,

Zuidgeest²,

Dijk³

et al. 2013

Afr J Paediatr Surg

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“…This was also noticed in other countries like Turkey (1.9 %), UK (4 %), and Australia with documented harmful effects with possibility to exacerbate the initial injury [27, 38, 39]. …”

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“…In Australia, Cuttle et al studied retrospectively 459 burn victims, with 80.2 % applying cold water but yet again only 12.1 % did so for 20 min or more [29]. In Milas, Turkey 39.6 % applied cold water alone to burn injuries [27]. In Kwa-Zulu Natal, 26 % applied water and only 1 % applied water for 10 min [33].…”

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“…Various international reports have shown, for example, in Ghana, mud, burned snail shell, Gentian Violet paint, and eggs were applied to 75 % of the screened pediatric patients with burn wounds [36]; in Kwa-Zulu Natal, 59.2 % used substances like eggs, butter, and soap [33]; in Milas, Turkey, 51 % applied similar traditional remedies [27], whereas in Brisbane, Australia, only 14 out of 459 subjects (3.1 %) applied such remedies [29]. In Bangladesh, other traditional remedies were reported that ranged from raw eggs, banana trees, mud, toothpaste, onion, raw potato mash to coconut oil, kerosene oil, sesame oil, and juice of “kapila” leaves used mostly in rural population [26].…”

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“…Ice is a common measure used by victims and first responders; ice increases the risk of hypothermia especially in larger surface area burns [19]. A common misconception in many areas is the use of eggs, toothpaste, mud, and other traditional remedies that are harmful, certainly aggravating the injury and creating a more favorable environment for infection, and at best, these remedies are of no benefit [25–27]. …”

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Current knowledge of burn injury first aid practices and applied traditional remedies: a nationwide survey

et al. 2016

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BackgroundBurn first aid awareness has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality. We present a report on the knowledge and practices of the Saudi population with regard to burn first aid and the application of traditional remedies.MethodsAn internet-based survey was conducted to assess the public’s knowledge on first aid practices and home remedies applied for burn injuries among Saudi adults.ResultsA total of 2758 individuals responded to the survey. There were 1178 (42.7 %) respondents who had previously received burn first aid information. One thousand five hundred fifty respondents had a history of burn exposure in which burn injury first aid was applied as follows: 1118 (72.1 %) removed clothing and accessories from the injured area; water was applied by 990 (63.9 %); among those who applied water, 877 (88.6 %) applied cold water; and only 57 (5.8 %) did so for more than 15 min. Wrapping the burn area was performed by 526 (33.9 %), and 985 (63.5 %) sought medical assistance. When it comes to traditional remedies, 2134 (77.4 %) knew of and/or implemented these remedies as first aid or to treat burns. Honey and toothpaste were the commonest among these remedies with 1491 (69.9 %) and 1147 (53.7 %), respectively. This was associated with female gender (r = 0.87, P < 0.001), younger age group (19–25 years) (r = 0.077, P < 0.001), from central region (r = 0.012, P < 0.001), and university graduate (r = 0.05, P = 0.002). Nearly half of those who knew of traditional remedies did not have previous knowledge of burn first aid.ConclusionsProper burn first aid is a simple, cheap, and accessible means of managing burns initially. Although the majority of the respondents were university graduates (51.1 %), knowledge and implementation of burn first aid was very poor. Major healthcare agencies should review and promote a consistent guideline for burn first aid in an effort to tackle and minimize the effect of this grave injury.

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