Department of Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF14DG, UK.
Department of Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF14DG, UK.
Burns. 2021 Feb;47(1):171-174. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.04.022. Epub 2020 Apr 29.
Many websites giving first aid advice are disappointingly inaccurate and at times dangerous in regard to burn injuries. With more patients relying on their smart phones to obtain online information the aim of this study was to compare first aid applications (apps) burn advice against those guidelines set by the British Burns Association (BBA).
A content analysis of all freely available English written first aid apps from Google Play and the Apple Store was performed. The information was compared against BBA guidance which was split into 12 domains and scored appropriately.
61 of the 103 first aid apps included in the study, had information on the treatment of burn injuries. The mean score for all apps was 3.3 out of 12. 85% of apps postulated the need to cool the burn. However, only 11% of apps stipulated the need for 20min of cooling, while 3% suggested the burn can be cooled up to 3h post injury. Disappointingly even apps produced by reputable first aid charities scored poorly.
Burns first aid is documented as being poorly given in the community. With easy access to the internet and specifically smart device apps, more needs to be done to improve burn first aid information online.
许多提供急救建议的网站在烧伤方面的准确性令人失望，有时甚至存在危险。随着越来越多的患者依靠智能手机获取在线信息，本研究旨在将急救应用程序（apps）的烧伤建议与英国烧伤协会（BBA）制定的指南进行比较。
对来自 Google Play 和 Apple Store 的所有免费提供的英文急救应用程序进行了内容分析。将这些信息与 BBA 指南进行了比较，BBA 指南分为 12 个领域，并进行了相应的评分。
在研究中纳入的 103 个急救应用程序中，有 61 个提供了烧伤治疗信息。所有应用程序的平均得分为 12 分中的 3.3 分。85%的应用程序假设需要冷却烧伤部位。然而，只有 11%的应用程序规定需要冷却 20 分钟，而 3%的应用程序建议可以在受伤后 3 小时内冷却烧伤部位。令人失望的是，即使是由知名急救慈善机构制作的应用程序得分也很低。
社区中记录的烧伤急救情况不佳。由于可以轻松访问互联网，特别是智能设备应用程序，因此需要做更多工作来改善在线烧伤急救信息。
