Keshavarz Mohammad, Javanmardi Fatemeh, Mohammdi Ali Akbar
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Burn and Wound Healing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
World J Plast Surg. 2020 Jan;9(1):67-72. doi: 10.29252/wjps.9.1.67.
Burn is one of the most traumatic injuries and life-threatening states which expose children at a higher risk. The aim of this study was evaluating the epidemiology of pediatric burns in age less than eighteen years old during the last decade.
This cross-sectional study was carried out during 2008-2017 in Amir-al Momenin Burn Center, affiliated by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. The subjects consisted of burn victims under 18 years old who were registered as outpatients and inpatients.
During the study period, 1893 and 12431 patient were registered as inpatients and outpatients of the hospital. The burn victims were males. Children under 5 years old were prone to scald injuries more than children in any other age. More than 90% of inpatients children burned accidentally, while 116 (6.12%) burn injuries were suicidal; which was mostly seen in girls (75%, 87 out of 116).
Most burns involved scalds from hot liquids especially in children age less than 5 years. Different strategies can be executed by means of broadcast flashes in mass media and educational programs through schools to show risk situation and statements calling attention to prevent childhood burn injuries.
烧伤是最具创伤性的损伤之一，也是危及生命的状况，使儿童面临更高风险。本研究的目的是评估过去十年中18岁以下儿童烧伤的流行病学情况。
这项横断面研究于2008年至2017年在伊朗设拉子医科大学附属的阿米尔 - 穆明宁烧伤中心进行。研究对象包括18岁以下登记为门诊和住院患者的烧伤受害者。
在研究期间，该医院登记的住院患者和门诊患者分别为1893例和12431例。烧伤受害者以男性居多。5岁以下儿童比其他任何年龄段的儿童更容易受到烫伤。超过90%的住院儿童是意外烧伤，而116例（6.12%）烧伤是自杀所致；这在女孩中最为常见（75%，116例中有87例）。
大多数烧伤是由热液烫伤引起的，尤其是5岁以下儿童。可以通过大众媒体的广播快讯和学校的教育项目采取不同策略，展示风险情况并发表呼吁，以引起人们对预防儿童烧伤的关注。
