Oladele A O, Olabanji J K
Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria.
Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2010 Sep 30;23(3):120-7.
Burn injuries continue to be a major source of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries of the world, of which Nigeria is a part. Overview data on burn care in Nigeria are sparse but the available literature on burns and burn care in Nigeria was retrieved through Internet-based search engines, collated, and reviewed. Peculiarities of epidemiology, types of burn, pattern of injuries, complications, and outcome of burn care were reviewed. There were no broad-based overview statistical data on burns in Nigeria in all the articles reviewed. There was no documentation on the regionalization of care and there were no national databases. All reports on epidemiology were hospital-based. Flame is emerging as the predominant cause of burns, and burn injury is occurring increasingly away from the domestic setting. The severity of the injuries is also increasing. Deliberate burn injury remains a practice and a wide range of complications occur as burns sequelae in Nigeria. Several challenges militate against optimal care for burn victims. Burn injuries continue to contribute significantly to the burden of disease in Nigeria. There is a need for broad-based data collection systems. Avoidable complications are common and mortality remains high. Pooling of resources by regionalization of care could increase focus on burn prevention and improve the care of burn victims. Nongovernmental and governmental support to reduce the burden of burns is advocated.
烧伤仍是世界中低收入国家（尼日利亚是其中之一）死亡和发病的主要原因。尼日利亚烧伤护理的概述数据稀少，但通过互联网搜索引擎检索、整理并审查了尼日利亚现有的关于烧伤和烧伤护理的文献。回顾了流行病学的特点、烧伤类型、损伤模式、并发症以及烧伤护理的结果。在所审查的所有文章中，均没有关于尼日利亚烧伤情况的广泛概述统计数据。没有关于护理区域化的记录，也没有国家数据库。所有关于流行病学的报告均以医院为基础。火焰正在成为烧伤的主要原因，烧伤越来越多地发生在家庭环境之外。损伤的严重程度也在增加。故意烧伤仍是一种现象，在尼日利亚，烧伤后遗症会引发多种并发症。有几个挑战不利于为烧伤受害者提供最佳护理。烧伤继续在很大程度上加重了尼日利亚的疾病负担。需要建立广泛的数据收集系统。可避免的并发症很常见，死亡率仍然很高。通过护理区域化集中资源可以加强对烧伤预防的关注，并改善对烧伤受害者的护理。提倡非政府组织和政府提供支持以减轻烧伤负担。
