Practice of first aid in burn related injuries in a developing country

Fadeyibi, IO; Ibrahim, Nazir; Mustafa, Ibrahim; Ugburo, Andrew Omotayo; Adejumo, Olusola Adedeji; Buari, A

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2015.02.018

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“…12,19 Num estudo nigeriano, pacientes tratados com água fria corrente tiveram taxas de complicações mais baixas comparativamente ao grupo dos tratados com outro tipo de primeiros socorros. 20 A temperatura ótima e a duração do tratamento com água fria têm sido alvo de investigação recente, estando recomendada a utilização de água entre 2ºC-15ºC durante cerca de 15-20 minutos. Nesta situação ocorre uma maior taxa de reepitelização das queimaduras profundas e intermédias, diminuição da espessura da derme e redução da quantidade de tecido cicatricial com melhores resultados comésticos.…”

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“…Nesta situação ocorre uma maior taxa de reepitelização das queimaduras profundas e intermédias, diminuição da espessura da derme e redução da quantidade de tecido cicatricial com melhores resultados comésticos. 19,20,21 A perda da integridade da barreira cutânea leva a uma perda da termorregulação do organismo. O uso de água gelada ou aplicação tópica de gelo, apesar de numa fase inicial diminuirem o edema e a dor, demonstraram provocar maior dano histológico e progressão da lesão do que não arrefecer de todo a queimadura.…”

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O Que Sabem os Pais Sobre o Tratamento de Queimaduras

Barroso

Lachado

Melo

et al. 2018

Acta Pediátrica Port

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Introduction: Around the world, 8 out of 100 000 children are hospitalized anually following a burn. The authors intend to evaluate the degree of knowledge of Portuguese parents about the basic treatment of burns. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was performed, that included 644 parents who answered a pediatric questionnaire available on online platforms, from 26 July to 8 August 2016. The questionnaire included demographic information, questions about the general treatment of burns and true / false questions. Application of cold water for 15-20 minutes and cling film coverage were considered ideal initial measures. Results: Of the 644 parents, the majority were female (92,9%) aged 26-35 years old (50,9%) and 72,0% attended higher education. A history of burn was reported in 16,3% of cases, 89,5% of which occurred at home. In terms of approach, 51,2% would apply cold water, however, 95,7% have an inadequate knowledge of the correct duration and only 1,6% would cover the area with cling film. About 3,7% would opt for home-made formulations, including ice, honey, toothpaste and butter / oil. Female gender and previous history of burn were associated with greater knowledge about burn treatment. Discussion: Parents knowledge of the initial treatment of burns is limited. Creation of a national educational program and promotion of appropriate burn treatment strategies may be an option.Keywords: Burns/therapy; Parents; Surveys and Questionnaires IntroduçãoAs queimaduras são um tipo de lesão frequente em idade pediátrica e constituem um verdadeiro problema de saúde pública, tendo importantes repercussões em termos de morbimortalidade e perda de qualidade de vida. Estas lesões podem ter origem em diversas fontes, nomeadamente térmica, energética, química ou outras. A classificação inicial das queimaduras baseia-se tanto na profundidade da lesão como na área total de superfície corporal queimada.1 A classificação clássica das queimaduras (primeiro, segundo e terceiro graus) foi recentemente modificada 2,3 :Introdução: A nível mundial, oito em cada 100 000 crianças são hospitalizadas anualmente na sequência de uma queimadura. -Queimadura epidérmica, quando envolve a epiderme, sem envolvimento da derme, caracterizando-se por eritema cutâneo; -Queimadura superficial de espessura parcial, quando envolve a epiderme e parte da derme papilar resultando no aparecimento de flitenas; -Queimadura profunda de espessura parcial, quando afeta a epiderme e toda a camada papilar da derme até à derme reticular, sendo característica a dor intensa, eritema com zonas clareadas e presença de flitenas; -Queimadura profunda completa, quando envolve toda a espessura da pele, sendo característica a sensação de compressão local, cor variável (avermelhado a branco) e flitenas que necessitam de intervenção cirúrgica; -Queimadura profunda "completa +", quando afeta, além de todas as camadas da pele, tecidos subjacentes, como a fáscia, músculos e/ou ossos. Para uma avaliação inicial rápida, pode ser utilizada a medida da palma d...

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“…We read with interest the article entitled ''Practice of first aid in burn related injuries in a developing country'' [1]. Our institution is in an ethnically diverse region in the UK and we have noted the prevalent use of traditional remedies similar to those reported in Nigeria.…”

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“…It is well known that timely and appropriate treatment of injuries can help reduce mortality and morbidity [8,9]. However, there is paucity of data on childhood injuries and response to injuries by caregivers of children from low and middle income countries especially from South Asia and India [5,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Worldwide studies evaluating the first-aid knowledge and practices are commonly done on burn and trauma patients and are hospital based [19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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First Aid Practices and Health Seeking Of Caregivers for Unintentional Childhood Injuries in Ujjain, India: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

Pathak

Agrawal

Mehra

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Background: There is lack of data on types of community first aids use and treatment given post injuries from many low-middle income countries, including India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children up-to 18 years of age, in Ujjain district, India to understand types of first aid given and health seeking post injury. Results: A total of 1087 injuries, in 1049 children were identified in last one year, 729 (67%) received, first aid and 758 (72%) sought some healthcare. Children with burns received most (86%) first aid, while most children (84%) with road traffic accidents (RTA) sought health care. Most children (52%) sought healthcare from a private health set-up; most (65%) being transported within the golden hour; motorbikes being the most preferred (50%) mode of transport. Only 1% injured used ambulance services. Commonly reported first aid included: use of coconut oil on wounds from falls (38%) and burns (44%); antiseptic cream on wounds from RTA (31%), turmeric in falls (16%), and rubbing of metal on a bitten site (47%). Potentially harmful substances applied included lime, toothpaste, clay and mud. Conclusion: In most injuries, appropriate locally available substances, were used by the community. Our findings will help design community interventions to increase appropriate first aid in childhood injuries.

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Practice of first aid in burn related injuries in a developing country

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