Profile of burns cases among children treated at a tertiary care
hospital
AUTHOR(s) : K Padmakumar1, Issac NJ2, Mukundan PK3, Kuttichira Praveenlal4, Gnanadurai Angela5
DOI No. : 10.31741/ijhrmlp.v5.i1.2018.7
ABSTRACT :
Epidemiological data on burns in children can
give valuable information to policy makers for developing
prevention strategies in reducing the incidence of childhood
burns. Objectives: To study the Profile, manner and outcome
of burns cases among children treated at a tertiary care
hospital. Materials and methods: A Retrospective
observational study was conducted based on medical records
of children below the age of 12 years with the diagnosis of
acute burns admitted to Jubilee Mission Medical College
Hospital during 01-07-2016 to 30-06-2017. Results: A total
of 169 burn cases were treated during the study period, of
which 61 were children below 12 years. Maximum numbers
of affected children were from the age group of less than 4
years and 60 cases were of accidental in nature. Scalding
was the predominant cause of injuries and often related to
cooking practices. No cases were reported with more than
30% burns and there was no mortality. Conclusion: Burn
injuries can be reduced by bringing about regulations to
develop safer cooking practises and educating the community
especially the women on safe practises at home and also on
first aid measures.
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