ReviewPediatric surgery international2014
Burn care in South Africa: a micro cosmos of Africa.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reaching consensus on an analgesia protocol for paediatric burn patients in a resource-scarce South African community.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2021Guideline
- Epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of special-cause burns: analysis of 33,619 burn patients in a major regional burn center in China from 2004 to 2021.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Clinical decision-support for acute burn referral and triage at specialized centres - Contribution from routine and digital health tools.Global health action · 2022Article
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- Burns in the Brazilian Unified Health System: a review of hospitalization from 2008 to 2017.International journal of burns and trauma · 2019Article
- Contamination of pulse oximeter probes before and after decontamination in two intensive care units.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2019Article
- Expectations of medical specialists about image-based teleconsultation - A qualitative study on acute burns in South Africa.PloS one · 2018Article
- Adherence to Referral Criteria at Admission and Patient Management at a Specialized Burns Centre: The Case of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Paediatric burn and scald management in a low resource setting: A reference guide and review.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2017Review
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Abstract
Burn injuries in Africa are common with between 300,000 and 17.5 million children under 5 years sustaining burn injuries annually, resulting in a high estimated fatality rate. These burns are largely environmentally conditioned and therefore preventable. The Western Cape Province in South Africa can be regarded as a prototype of paediatric burns seen on the continent, with large numbers, high morbidity and mortality rates and an area inclusive of all factors contributing to this extraordinary burden of injury. Most of the mechanisms to prevent burns are not easily modified due to the restraint of low socio-economic homes, overcrowding, unsafe appliances, multiple and complex daily demands on families and multiple psycho-social stressors. Children <4 years are at highest risk of burns with an average annual rate of 6.0/10,000 child-years. Burn care in South Africa is predominantly emergency driven and variable in terms of organization, clinical management, facilities and staffing. Various treatment strategies were introduced. The management of HIV positive children poses a problem, as well as the conflict of achieving equity of burn care for all children. Without alleviating poverty, developing minimum standards for housing, burn education, safe appliances and legislation, we will not be able to reduce the "curse of poor people" and will continue to treat the consequences.
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