ArticleBurns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries2020
The impact of electrical injuries on long-term outcomes: A Burn Model System National Database study.
Article in Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Different flames, different fates : A comparative study of surgical interventions and critical care burden in electrical vs. thermal burn injuries.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Article
- High-Voltage Injuries and Train Surfing: A 30-Year Review of Epidemiology, Treatment, and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Thirty Years of Experience with High-Voltage Injuries: Mechanisms, Current Flow Patterns, and Implications for Cardiac and Renal Failure in Train-Surfing vs. Work-Related Cases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Life Satisfaction After Burn Injury-A Comprehensive Review.European burn journal · 2024Review
- Electrical burns in train climbers treated in the Helsinki Burn Centre during the last 30 years.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- [Visual analysis of the current research status and hotspots of electric burns at home and abroad].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Patients with Amputation following Electrical Burn Injuries.European burn journal · 2023Article
- Burn model system national longitudinal database representativeness by race, ethnicity, gender, and age.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Activity Impairment, Work Status, and Work Productivity Loss in Adults 5-7 Years After Burn Injuries.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionElectrical injuries exhibit significant acute and long-term sequelae. Amputation and neurological deficits are common in electrical injury survivors. There is a paucity of information on the long-term outcomes of this population. Therefore, this study examines the long-term outcomes of electrical injuries by comparing them to fire/flame injuries.
methodsData from the Burn Model System National Database collected between 1996 and 2015 was examined. Demographic and clinical characteristics for adult burn survivors with electrical and fire/flame injuries were compared. Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Short Form-12 Physical Composite Score (SF-12 PCS), Short Form-12 Mental Composite Score (SF-12 MCS), and employment status were examined at 24 months post-injury. Linear and logistic regression models were used to assess differences in outcome measures between groups, controlling for demographic and clinical variables.
resultsA total of 1147 adult burn survivors (111 with electrical injuries; 1036 with fire/flame injuries) were included in this study. Persons with electrical injuries were more likely to be male and injured at work (p<0.001). SF-12 PCS scores were significantly worse for survivors with electrical injuries at 24 months post-injury than survivors with fire/flame injuries (p<0.01). Those with electrical injuries were nearly half as likely to be employed at 24 months post-injury than those with fire/flame injuries (p=0.002). There were no significant differences in SWLS and SF-12 MCS between groups.
conclusionsAdult survivors with electrical injuries reported worse physical health and were less likely to be employed at 24 months post-injury compared to survivors with fire/flame injuries. A more detailed understanding of return to work barriers and work accommodations is merited for the electrical injury population. Furthermore, the results of this study should inform future resource allocation for the physical health and employment needs of this population.
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