Archibong A E, Antia U E, Udosen J
Department of Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
East Afr Med J. 1997 Jun;74(6):382-4.
In a ten year retrospective study of burns in children in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, the main causes were hot water, hot soup or oil (56.6%) involving children mostly in the one to three year age group. The relative safety of the home environment seen in other forms of paediatric trauma is not observed in burns in children. A changing pattern of burns in children has emerged within the region with naked flames/bush fire coming second and affecting 22.7% of the children. Chemical burns hitherto a rare occurrence is now frequent because of the storage of caustic soda and acids in living rooms by soap making parents. Burns affecting the perineum, axilla and buttocks are difficult to keep clean and frequently lead to infections, with associated increased morbidity. Causes of childhood burns are largely preventable requiring active social/medical education and public enlightenment campaigns on the various methods of prevention.
在对卡拉巴尔大学教学医院（UCTH）收治的儿童烧伤患者进行的一项为期十年的回顾性研究中，主要致伤原因是热水、热汤或热油（56.6%），受影响儿童大多处于一至三岁年龄组。在儿童烧伤中未观察到其他形式儿科创伤中所呈现的家庭环境相对安全性。该地区儿童烧伤模式已出现变化，明火/丛林火灾位居第二，影响了22.7%的儿童。化学烧伤以往罕见，现因制作肥皂的家长在客厅储存烧碱和酸而变得频发。累及会阴、腋窝和臀部的烧伤难以保持清洁，常导致感染，发病率随之增加。儿童烧伤原因大多可预防，这需要开展积极的社会/医学教育以及关于各种预防方法的公众启蒙运动。
