Carroll S M, Gough M, Eadie P A, McHugh M, Edwards G, Lawlor D
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Burns. 1995 Aug;21(5):379-82. doi: 10.1016/0305-4179(94)00019-0.
A retrospective multifactorial epidemiological study of all patients admitted to the Burns Unit, St James's Hospital, Dublin during a 3-year period from January 1988 to December 1990 was undertaken. One hundred and twenty patients were admitted. All patients were aged over 14 years. The mean patient age was 48.2 years. Males accounted for 56 per cent of admissions. The mean percentage body surface area (%BSA) burned was 24.9 per cent. Flame was the cause of burns in 60 per cent of cases and produced the most extensive lesions. The home was the most common site of injury. Almost half the patients admitted from residential institutions sustained their burns in hot baths. Those aged over 60 years sustain smaller burns but are at increased risk from thermal injury. Twenty-one per cent of burns were caused by open fires used for heating the home. The mean time in hospital was 49.9 days. Twenty-three per cent of patients died as a result of their injuries. We have identified those living in residential institutions to be at increased risk from scald burns and suggest methods by which they may be protected.
对1988年1月至1990年12月这3年期间入住都柏林圣詹姆斯医院烧伤科的所有患者进行了一项回顾性多因素流行病学研究。共收治了120名患者。所有患者年龄均超过14岁。患者平均年龄为48.2岁。男性占入院人数的56%。烧伤的平均体表面积（%BSA）为24.9%。60%的病例烧伤原因是火焰，且造成的损伤最为广泛。家庭是最常见的受伤地点。近一半来自寄宿机构的患者在热水浴中被烧伤。60岁以上的人烧伤面积较小，但热损伤风险增加。21%的烧伤是由用于家庭取暖的明火引起的。平均住院时间为49.9天。23%的患者因伤死亡。我们已经确定居住在寄宿机构的人烫伤风险增加，并提出了保护他们的方法。
