Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Burns. 2012 Jun;38(4):551-5. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2011.10.005. Epub 2011 Nov 10.
Burns in children are a major public health problem with long-lasting physical and psychological sequelae. Previous studies have identified that children from ethnic minorities have higher rates of burns.
The purpose of this study was to analyse the differences in paediatric burn mechanism and severity within different ethnic groups.
Demographic and burn data from all paediatric patients presenting with burn at the Burns Service, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK were collected over a 5 year period.
766 paediatric patients (age range: 7 days to 16 years old, mean: 4.5 years) were included in the study. Ethnic minority children had higher total body surface area of burn (p<0.001) and length of stay (p<0.001) compared with non-ethnic minority children. Chinese children had most burns from hot food (60%), whereas non-ethnic minority children had most burns from hot beverages (35.8%). Ethnic minority children were more deprived compared with non-ethnic minority children (Index of Multiple Deprivation 48.7 vs. 40.9; p=0.02).
These results show that there are significant differences in the patterns of burns in ethnic minority groups. This data should guide targeted public health prevention and educational strategies.
儿童烧伤是一个严重的公共卫生问题，会带来长期的身体和心理后遗症。先前的研究表明，少数民族儿童的烧伤发生率更高。
本研究旨在分析不同族裔群体中儿童烧伤机制和严重程度的差异。
在英国利物浦的奥尔德·海伊儿童国民保健服务基金会信托的烧伤科，收集了过去 5 年所有因烧伤而就诊的儿科患者的人口统计学和烧伤数据。
本研究共纳入 766 名儿科患者（年龄范围：7 天至 16 岁，平均年龄：4.5 岁）。与非少数民族儿童相比，少数民族儿童的总体表面积烧伤（p<0.001）和住院时间（p<0.001）更长。中国儿童的烧伤大多来自热食（60%），而非少数民族儿童的烧伤大多来自热饮料（35.8%）。与非少数民族儿童相比，少数民族儿童的贫困程度更高（多重剥夺指数为 48.7 比 40.9；p=0.02）。
这些结果表明，少数民族群体的烧伤模式存在显著差异。这些数据应指导有针对性的公共卫生预防和教育策略。
