Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years
Burns, regardless of aetiology, are a common cause of injuries at pediatric ages, and these account for a large proportion of total burns. The frequency of chemical burns in children is relatively low in comparison with the overall amount of burns occurring at that age. The present study follows th...
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| author | Laura VASILE Raluca TATAR Dan Mircea ENESCU |
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| description | Burns, regardless of aetiology, are a common cause of injuries at pediatric ages, and these account for a large proportion of total burns. The frequency of chemical burns in children is relatively low in comparison with the overall amount of burns occurring at that age.
The present study follows the evolution of the total number of patients who met the criteria for a burn diagnosis, hospitalized over the course of 7 years, between 2012 and 2018, at "Grigore Alexandrescu" Emergency Clinical Hospital, as well as the evolution of patients with chemical burns from the same time period, as it is of ut-most importance to establish the evolutionary trend of the number of hospital visits and admissions, taking into consideration the well documented and established economic and psychological impact which a burn has on an individual. The results of the study reveal that the number of patients with chemical burns is increasing, however the necessity for their hospitalization is decreasing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-522c5d3c99de48d69b5e1f0ab6ce57b32022-12-21T19:17:13ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Medical Practice1842-82582069-61082020-06-0115220420910.37897/RJMP.2020.2.15Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past yearsLaura VASILE0Raluca TATAR1Dan Mircea ENESCU2„Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania„Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania; „Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania„Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania; „Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaBurns, regardless of aetiology, are a common cause of injuries at pediatric ages, and these account for a large proportion of total burns. The frequency of chemical burns in children is relatively low in comparison with the overall amount of burns occurring at that age. The present study follows the evolution of the total number of patients who met the criteria for a burn diagnosis, hospitalized over the course of 7 years, between 2012 and 2018, at "Grigore Alexandrescu" Emergency Clinical Hospital, as well as the evolution of patients with chemical burns from the same time period, as it is of ut-most importance to establish the evolutionary trend of the number of hospital visits and admissions, taking into consideration the well documented and established economic and psychological impact which a burn has on an individual. The results of the study reveal that the number of patients with chemical burns is increasing, however the necessity for their hospitalization is decreasing.https://rjmp.com.ro/articles/2020.2/RJMP_2020_2_Art-15.pdfburnchildrenaccidentprevention |
| spellingShingle | Laura VASILE Raluca TATAR Dan Mircea ENESCU Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years Romanian Journal of Medical Practice burn children accident prevention |
| title | Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years |
| title_full | Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years |
| title_fullStr | Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years |
| title_short | Chemical burns in children – evolution of cases over the course of the past years |
| title_sort | chemical burns in children evolution of cases over the course of the past years |
| topic | burn children accident prevention |
| url | https://rjmp.com.ro/articles/2020.2/RJMP_2020_2_Art-15.pdf |
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