| An audit of first-aid treatment of pediatric burns patients and their clinical outcome. | |
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PMID: 19826267 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study describes the first aid used and clinical outcomes of all patients who presented to the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia in 2005 with an acute burn injury. A retrospective audit was performed with the charts of 459 patients and information concerning burn injury, first-aid treatment, and clinical outcomes was collected. First aid was used on 86.1% of patients, with 8.7% receiving no first aid and unknown treatment in 5.2% of cases. A majority of patients had cold water as first aid (80.2%), however, only 12.1% applied the cold water for the recommended 20 minutes or longer. Recommended first aid (cold water for >or=20 minutes) was associated with significantly reduced reepithelialization time for children with contact injuries (P=.011). Superficial depth burns were significantly more likely to be associated with the use of recommended first aid (P=.03). Suboptimal treatment was more common for children younger than 3.5 years (P<.001) and for children with friction burns. This report is one of the few publications to relate first-aid treatment to clinical outcomes. Some positive clinical outcomes were associated with recommended first-aid use; however, wound outcomes were more strongly associated with burn depth and mechanism of injury. There is also a need for more public awareness of recommended first-aid treatment. |
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Authors:
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Leila Cuttle; Olena Kravchuk; Belinda Wallis; Roy M Kimble |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association Volume: 30 ISSN: 1559-0488 ISO Abbreviation: J Burn Care Res Publication Date: 2009 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-09 Completed Date: 2010-01-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101262774 Medline TA: J Burn Care Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1028-34 Citation Subset: IM |
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Royal Children's Hospital Burns Research Group, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia. |
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Adolescent Burns / epidemiology, therapy* Chi-Square Distribution Child Child, Preschool Female First Aid / methods* Humans Infant Logistic Models Male Medical Audit Queensland / epidemiology Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome |
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