@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of adult scald burn patients-A single center study in western Kanagawa Prefecture",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2011",
author="Morita, Seiji and Higami, S. and Aoki, H. and Yamagiwa, T. and Akieda, K. and Inokuchi, S.",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="508-512",
abstract="Burns sustained in bathtubs are a social and medical problem in Japan, especially among the elderly. Between October 2003 and March 2009, 22 adult scald burn patients (men, 17; average age, 65.3±21.2 years) were transferred to Tokai University. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of these patients, and compared clinical parameters among patients with burns sustained in a bathtub (n=10) and those with burns sustained due to other causes (n=12). The average percentage total body surface area (%TBSA), dermal and deep burn area, and abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI) were 27.6±23.8, 19.9±20.5%, 7.8±13.1%, and 7.7±3.1, respectively. All patients in the bathtub burn group were elderly, 6 developed internal diseases, 3 had alcohol-related burns, and 4 died. Additionally, their %TBSA and ABSI were higher than those of the non-bathtub burn group patients. Burns sustained in bathtubs were more severe than those sustained due to other causes. The bathtub-related burn patients were elderly, and their burns were extensive and deep; hence, they were at a higher risk of developing internal diseases. Thus, introduction of safer bathing styles and bath systems will decrease incidences of bathtub-related burns.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2010.09.012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2010.09.012"
}