Etiology of childhood burns and parental awareness in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorSözen, İsa
dc.contributor.authorGüldo?an, Cem Emir
dc.contributor.authorYastı, Ahmet Çınar
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-13T09:02:51Z
dc.date.available2019-05-13T09:02:51Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentHitit Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü
dc.description.abstractObjective: Burns continue to be a devastating trauma worldwide. Most of the childhood burns are due to preventable injuries. Burns occurring as a result of negligence of the parents'/carers' may cause mortality or life-long morbidities. Identification of the etiologies will direct the precautions that should be undertaken. Material and Methods: One hundred consequent burn patients admitted to our clinics were included to the study. A questionnaire was filled in with the information gathered from the parents/carers. Results: The mean age of the patients was 3.74±3.07 years, and 52% was male. Most of the injuries occurred in the noon (median 12:45). Seventy-eight percent of the burns occurred at children's own home. Parents/carers were close enough to prevent the child from injury in 66% of the cases. While there was no first intervention in 21% of burns, 14% applied ice and 1% yoghurt. Taxi was the means to reaching the hospital in 45%. Hot liquids were the leading etiology (p<0.003). Sixty-two percent of the patients were dining at the living room and on the floor. Conclusion: The occurrence of the majority of injuries near parents/carers can be related to inadvertence or lack of awareness. To decrease burns incidence among children in our country, dining at the floor and stove heating should be avoided as much as possible. Not cooling the burn with running tap water at the time of injury leads to deepening of the burn, which consequently makes management more complex. Based on our study, there is an apparent need for determination of preventive measurements and to raise public awareness. ©Copyright 2016 by Turkish Surgical Association.
dc.identifier.citationSözen, İ., Güldoğan, C. E., Yastı, A. Ç. (2016). Etiology of childhood burns and parental awareness in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Surgery, 32(3), 168-172.
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/UCD.2016.3285
dc.identifier.endpage172en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0705
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage168en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/UCD.2016.3285
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11491/1349
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish Surgical Association
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectBurnen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectEtiologyen_US
dc.titleEtiology of childhood burns and parental awareness in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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