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Oct 13, 2023 · A burn is an injury to the skin or other organic tissue primarily caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals. Thermal (heat) burns occur when some or all the cells in the skin or other tissues are destroyed by: hot liquids (scalds) hot solids (contact burns)
Aug 22, 2022 · Several previous works indicated that burn injuries are decreasing, which happens especially in high-income countries, however, the prevalence of burn injuries remains high elsewhere with lower income, but those research mainly operated on the national level and incomes level [5, 26–31]. First, combining the results of previous research and our study, we can conclude that the age ...
- 10.1186/s12889-022-13887-2
- 2022
- BMC Public Health. 2022; 22: 1596.
Aug 20, 2020 · Background Burns are a serious public health problem worldwide accounting for an estimated 265,000 deaths annually from fires alone. The vast majority (96%) of deaths from fire-related burns occur in low- and middle-income countries and burns are one of the leading causes of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in the developing world. Most burn centres are situated in large cities and are ...
- Ndung Ako Forbinake, Claude Stephan Ohandza, Karl Njuwa Fai, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Betrand Kealebong A...
- 2020
Sep 16, 2019 · Burn injury is a major public health issue, with an estimated 11 million incidences globally per year resulting in more than 300,000 deaths . Burns are complex traumatic injuries, and much of the focus of research and clinical treatment has been on the acute trauma, appropriate surgical intervention and survival with reduced scarring.
- Lucy W. Barrett, Vanessa S. Fear, Jason C. Waithman, Fiona M. Wood, Fiona M. Wood, Mark W. Fear, Mar...
- 2019
It is not surprising that burn injuries are also more common in populations with lower socioeconomic status and delayed developmental growth [3,7–9], e. g. a lack of basic safety education has been associated with increased risk for burn injuries . Furthermore, the majority of burn injuries are preventable.
- Christian Smolle, Janos Cambiaso-Daniel, Abigail A. Forbes, Paul Wurzer, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Ludwik...
- 10.1016/j.burns.2016.08.013
- 2017
- 2017/03
Feb 13, 2020 · Abstract. Burn injuries are under-appreciated injuries that are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Burn injuries, particularly severe burns, are accompanied by an immune and inflammatory response, metabolic changes and distributive shock that can be challenging to manage and can lead to multiple organ failure.
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Nov 2, 2022 · Burn injuries are a major global public health problem given their high incidence and potentially devastating physical, psychosocial, and financial impacts on individuals, households, and communities . Although there is suggestion from modeling initiatives that the global incidence of burn injury is decreasing, particularly in high-income countries, there has been little reduction in mortality ...
