1. Epidemiology of isolated adult lower limb burns over 15 years with a focus on preventable work-related injuries
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Amal Sharaf, Sharmila Jivan, Melissa Bautista, and Lauren Taylor
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Adult ,Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Work related injuries ,Burn injury ,Adolescent ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Lower limb ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Epidemiology ,Burns, Chemical ,medicine ,First Aid ,Humans ,In patient ,Working age ,Health Education ,Personal Protective Equipment ,Occupational Health ,Aged ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Occupational Injuries ,Hospitalization ,Lower Extremity ,Emergency Medicine ,Surgery ,Female ,business ,Burns ,First aid - Abstract
Our aim was to describe the epidemiology of isolated adult lower limb burns presenting to the Pinderfields Regional Burns Centre, Wakefield, United Kingdom between 2003 and 2018. Data was obtained using our local records of the international Burn Injury Database (iBID). 6059 patients were treated in our department during this period. 18.7% presented with isolated lower limb burns (n = 1133). 65.4% of patients were male (n = 741). Scald was the most common mechanism of injury. Work-related burns accounted for 23.4% of the injuries (n = 265). 36% of patients were admitted (n = 408), and 11.7% underwent surgical intervention (n = 133). Isolated lower limb burns are common in patients in the working age group. Work-related injuries are preventable. Targeted education to highlight the risks, reduce the incidence, and improve awareness of first aid measures are recommended.
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- 2019