The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86
Burns are frequent accidents and represent the second cause of death in childhood. The aim of this study was to identify the profile of accidents with children burned by hot liquids. This was a descriptive study conducted with 62 parents of interned children from a Burn Treatment Center in Fortaleza...
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| author | Hermano José Sales Rocha Samira Valentim Gama Lira Rita Neuma Dantas Cavalcante de Abreu Érika Porto Xavier Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira |
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| description | Burns are frequent accidents and represent the second cause of death in childhood. The aim of this study was to identify the profile of accidents with children burned by hot liquids. This was a descriptive study conducted with 62 parents of interned children from a Burn Treatment Center in Fortaleza, Ceara, during the period of January to June, 2002. The studied variables were: age at the time of the accident, the sex, the substance that caused the burn and specific characteristics of the burn. As a result, there was a prevalence of the age group 1 to 2 years old with 30 (48.4%) admissions; 34 (54.8%) were male. Hot water was responsible for 23 (37.1%) cases and the second degree burns prevailed in 62 (62%) cases. Regarding to affected body parts, it was found that the torso was burned in 49 (28.8%) children. At the time of the thermal accident, 51 (82.3%) children were in their mothers’ company; after the incident, 36 (59.6%) children were immediately taken to the hospital. Concerning educational guidelines on prevention of burns, 48 (77.4%) parents reported not having received them from the health team. It was concluded that the profile of accidents with children burned by hot liquids at this Reference Center consists of children in first childhood, male, mainly with second degree lesions in the torso, which occurred while in their mother’s company |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d42aee973824391b3b855d699e6a2852022-12-22T01:19:18ZporUniversidade de FortalezaRevista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde1806-12221806-12302012-01-01202869110.5020/10072461The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86Hermano José Sales Rocha0Samira Valentim Gama Lira1Rita Neuma Dantas Cavalcante de Abreu2Érika Porto Xavier3Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira4Universidade de FortalezaUniversidade de FortalezaUniversidade de FortalezaFaculdade Integrada do CearáUniversidade de FortalezaBurns are frequent accidents and represent the second cause of death in childhood. The aim of this study was to identify the profile of accidents with children burned by hot liquids. This was a descriptive study conducted with 62 parents of interned children from a Burn Treatment Center in Fortaleza, Ceara, during the period of January to June, 2002. The studied variables were: age at the time of the accident, the sex, the substance that caused the burn and specific characteristics of the burn. As a result, there was a prevalence of the age group 1 to 2 years old with 30 (48.4%) admissions; 34 (54.8%) were male. Hot water was responsible for 23 (37.1%) cases and the second degree burns prevailed in 62 (62%) cases. Regarding to affected body parts, it was found that the torso was burned in 49 (28.8%) children. At the time of the thermal accident, 51 (82.3%) children were in their mothers’ company; after the incident, 36 (59.6%) children were immediately taken to the hospital. Concerning educational guidelines on prevention of burns, 48 (77.4%) parents reported not having received them from the health team. It was concluded that the profile of accidents with children burned by hot liquids at this Reference Center consists of children in first childhood, male, mainly with second degree lesions in the torso, which occurred while in their mother’s companyhttp://ojs.unifor.br/index.php/RBPS/article/view/1007QueimadurasCriançaEducação em saúde. |
| spellingShingle | Hermano José Sales Rocha Samira Valentim Gama Lira Rita Neuma Dantas Cavalcante de Abreu Érika Porto Xavier Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86 Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde Queimaduras Criança Educação em saúde. |
| title | The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86 |
| title_full | The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86 |
| title_fullStr | The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86 |
| title_short | The Profile of Accidents by Hot Liquids in Children Attended at a Reference Center in Fortaleza - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p86 |
| title_sort | profile of accidents by hot liquids in children attended at a reference center in fortaleza doi 10 5020 18061230 2007 p86 |
| topic | Queimaduras Criança Educação em saúde. |
| url | http://ojs.unifor.br/index.php/RBPS/article/view/1007 |
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