ArticleBMC research notes2010
A profile of hospital-admitted paediatric burns patients in South Africa.
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- mHealth for image-based diagnostics of acute burns in resource-poor settings: studies on the role of experts and the accuracy of their assessments.Global health action · 2020Article
- Expectations of medical specialists about image-based teleconsultation - A qualitative study on acute burns in South Africa.PloS one · 2018Article
- A systematic review protocol on the effectiveness of therapeutic exercises utilised by physiotherapists to improve function in patients with burns.Systematic reviews · 2017Article
- Patients with acute poisoning presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- A systematic review of burn injuries in low- and middle-income countries: Epidemiology in the WHO-defined African Region.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2017Review
- Improved Methods for Fire Risk Assessment in Low-Income and Informal Settlements.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Review
- Slums are not places for children to live: vulnerabilities, health outcomes, and possible interventions.Advances in pediatrics · 2013Review
- Epidemiological trends of pediatric trauma: A single-center study of 791 patients.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons · 2011Article
- Measuring children's distress during burns dressing changes: literature search for measures appropriate for indigenous children in South Africa.Journal of pain research · 2011Article
- Epidemiology of Pediatric Trauma and its Pattern in Urban India: A Tertiary Care Hospital-Based Experience.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInjuries and deaths from burns are a serious, yet preventable health problem globally. This paper describes burns in a cohort of children admitted to the Red Cross Children's Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa.This six month retrospective case note review looked at a sample of consecutively admitted patients from the 1 st April 2007 to the 30 th September 2007. Information was collected using a project-specific data capture sheet. Descriptive statistics (percentages, medians, means and standard deviations) were calculated, and data was compared between age groups. Spearman's correlation co-efficient was employed to look at the association between the total body surface area and the length of stay in hospital.
findingsDuring the study period, 294 children were admitted (f= 115 (39.1%), m= 179 (60.9%)). Hot liquids caused 83.0% of the burns and 36.0% of these occurred in children aged two years or younger. Children over the age of five were equally susceptible to hot liquid burns, but the mechanism differed from that which caused burns in the younger child.
conclusionIn South Africa, most hospitalised burnt children came from informal settlements where home safety is a low priority. Black babies and toddlers are most at risk for sustaining severe burns when their environment is disorganized with respect to safety. Burns injuries can be prevented by improving the home environment and socio-economic living conditions through the health, social welfare, education and housing departments.
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