| Abstrakt: |
The burn is depicted as a traumatic lesion provoked by several possible agents (thermal, chemical, mechanical, or electrical) involving different skin layers to a certain degree. Children are considered a risk group because most of them cannot protect themselves. We included in our study 411 pacients presented in the Departament of Pediatric Surgery of the Emergency County Hospital Mures between 1st of January 2007 and 31st of December 2011, diagnosed with burn injury. A total of 112 (27,25%) needed hospitalization. Analysing the distribution of the patology by sex, the data emphasize a proportion of 55,23% in the male population. A proportion of 71,42% provided from rural areas. The most common lesion mechanism was scald, with 52,34% of total cases, followed by flame injuries with 27,09%. From topographic point of view, most of the burns were located to the upper limbs, 205 (49,87%). The average of hospitalization days was 13,11. We requested help from other specialities for 8 patients. Most of these wounds can be ambulatory treated. Patients under 6 years are dominated by scalding burns that dropps with age, while the flame burns have a reverse trend. Most burns were found in the upper limbs, which proves that the lesional mechanism was determined by the child's desire to explore, rather than because of the accident. We believe it is important to establish serious prevention initiatives for these injuries. Even though they play an essential role in children trauma, burns have low mortality and morbidity rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
