Citation

Ortiz Rodríguez R, Domínguez Amillo E, Soto Beauregard C, Díaz González M, López Gutiérrez JC, Ros Mar Z, Tovar Larrucea JA. Cir. Pediatr. 2012; 25(2): 98-102.

Vernacular Title

Quemaduras en adolescentes.

Affiliation

Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. rubenortizrodriguez@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Pat Ediciones)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23113398

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to know the epidemiology of burns in teenagers. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Burn patients over 11 years old admitted in our Institution in the last 10 years were included. Etiology, burn size, hospital stay, quirurgical interventions and long term sequelae were registered. RESULTS: One thousand and eight patients were admitted, 89 were over 11 years (8.8%), 70.7% were boys and 29.3% girls. Fire was the principal agent in 58 cases (65.1%), due to fireworks in 13 (22.4%), alcohol in 7 (12%), explosion of flammable containers (spray) in 4 (6.8%) and gasoline in 3 (5.2%). Fireworks injuries and spray explosions affected face and hand in 88% cases. The median hospital stay was 8 days after admission (1 to 90). 83.1% required surgical treatment with mean of 1.8 +/- 1.4 interventions and 21.3% had long-term sequelaes that required at least one surgical intervention. CONCLUSION: Fire is the main cause of burns in adolescents. Fireworks injuries represented a quarter of that lesions, and highlights paint spray explosions as new causative agents. Considering the high morbidity in this age group, with permanent functional and aesthetic sequelae, prevention campaigns are needed to reduce such accidents.

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