Burns in the Colombian Paediatric Population: From Unawareness Towards Prevention
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rcpe.2016.09.001
Trauma is a worldwide public health problem and must be recognised as an event that is predictable and thus preventable. Thermal injuries or burns are one of the worst trauma to which an individual can be exposed. Fatal burns account for a large proportion of mortality in developing countries, and are the third cause of mortality due to trauma in the paediatric population worldwide. Non-fatal injuries also carry devastating pathophysiological effects, along with the physical and psychological consequences that cause prolonged or permanent disability, affecting the quality of life of the survivors.
The key to reducing the associated morbidity and mortality of burns is prevention. Reliable statistical data needs to be determined that can establish the groups, characteristics, and regions with high risk. Effective interventions need to be designed that have an impact on the paediatric population and their carers, all with the objective to generate prevention programs. This opinion article discusses important aspects about how to avoid burns, but also informs and complements the results of a recent study that characterises the deaths due to burns in Colombia. Finally, it proposes an educational intervention, with the firm objective of making the general population aware of the severity of this problem and the need to reduce burns in children in our country.
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Aldana, M. C. del R., Castellanos, L. F., Osorio, L. Q., & Navarrete, N. (2016). Burns in the Colombian Paediatric Population: From Unawareness Towards Prevention. Pediatría, 49(4), 128–137. Retrieved from https://www.revistapediatria.org/rp/article/view/11
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20. R.E. Barrow,M.G. Jeschke,D.N. Herndon Early fluid resuscitation improves outcomes in severely burned children Resuscitation., 45 (2000), pp. 91-96 Medline
21. F. Jiménez,E.M. De Diego,F. Sandoval Quemaduras en la infancia. Valoración y tratamiento Bol Pediatr., 41 (2001), pp. 99-10
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33. H. Sadeghi-Bazargani,R. Mohammadi,S. Amiri,N. Syedi,A. Tabrizi,P. Irandoost Individual-level predictors of inpatient childhood burn injuries: a case–control study BMC Public Health., 16 (2016), pp. 1-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2639-8 Medline
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38. F. Verey,M.D. Lyttle,Z. Lawson,R. Greenwood,A. Young When do children get burnt Burns., 40 (2014), pp. 1322-1328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.01.010 Medline
39. F. Cardona,A. Echeverri,J.F. Forero,C.A. García,C.M. Gómez,C.P. Gómez Epidemiología del trauma por quemaduras en la población atendida en un hospital infantil. Manizales 2004-2005 Rev Fac Med., 55 (2007), pp. 80-95
40. M.A. Hoyos,N.C. Jaramillo,M.E. Molina,S. Valverde,S. Ospina Epidemiological and clinical profile of burn victims Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl, Medellín, 1994-2004 Burns., 32 (2006), pp. 1044-1051 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2006.03.023 Medline
41. M.F. Sierra-Zúñiga,O.E. Castro-Delgado,J.C. Caicedo-Caicedo,Á.M. Merchán-Galvis,M. Delgado-Noguera Epidemiological profile of minor and moderate burn victims at the University Hospital San José, Popayán, Colombia, 2000-2010 Burns., 39 (2013), pp. 1012-1017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2012.11.007 Medline
42. K. Peleg,S. Goldman,F. Sikron Burn prevention programs for children: do they reduce burn-related hospitalizations Burns., 31 (2005), pp. 347 350 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2004.10.028 Medline
43. S.R. Gimeniz-Paschoal,D.M. Pereira,N.E. Nascimiento Efect of an educative action on relatives’ knowledge about childhood burns at home Rev Lat Am Enfermagen., 17 (2009), pp. 341-346
44. T. Tse,C.H. Poon,K.H. Tse,T.K. Tsui,T. Ayyappan,A. Burd Pediatric burn prevention: An epidemiological approach Burns., 32 (2006), pp. 229-234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2005.08.025 Medline