The Causes, Characteristics and Outcomes of Paediatric Farm Burns in Australia and New Zealand.
Objective: Burn injuries on farms are under‐recognised in Australia and New Zealand. Previous studies suggested children are at risk of burn injury, focusing on risk factors including unmodified farm work, risk‐taking behaviours, lack of supervision, and limited safety regulations. This study invest...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of Rural Health Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=183626623&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 183626623 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10385282 FQO jtl: Australian Journal of Rural Health issn: 10385282 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Feb2025 vid: 33 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 183626623 183626623 183626623 10.1111/ajr.70003 183626623 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Causes, Characteristics and Outcomes of Paediatric Farm Burns in Australia and New Zealand. aug: au: Chua, Marcel Teague, Warwick J. Tracy, Lincoln M. affil: School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne Victoria,, Australia sug: subj: Burns Etiology Burns Symptoms Burns Therapy Agriculture Occupational-Related Injuries Treatment Outcomes Human Male Female Child, Preschool Child Adolescence Australia New Zealand Retrospective Design Prospective Studies Nonexperimental Studies Registries, Trauma Severity of Illness Descriptive Statistics Age Factors Fires Friction First Aid Skin Transplantation Funding Source Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Objective: Burn injuries on farms are under‐recognised in Australia and New Zealand. Previous studies suggested children are at risk of burn injury, focusing on risk factors including unmodified farm work, risk‐taking behaviours, lack of supervision, and limited safety regulations. This study investigated the causes, characteristics, and outcomes of paediatric farm burns. Methods: Registry‐based retrospective cohort study. Design: Observational. Setting: Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ). Participants: Paediatrics aged < 16 years and registered to the BRANZ between 2009 and 2021. Main Outcome Measures: The demographics, causes of burn injuries, pre‐ and in‐hospital management, severity, and outcomes. Results: Out of 10 936 paediatric burns, 186 were farm‐related (1.7%). Children sustaining farm‐related burns were older than those in non‐farm environments, with 78.8% aged ≥ 5 years. Most farm burns occurred during leisure (72.5%). Predominant causes were found to be contact (62.4%), followed by flame (19.9%) and friction (10.8%). Only 56.9% received gold‐standard first aid compared to 74.0% in non‐farm environments. Farm‐related burns were smaller but a greater proportion were full‐thickness injuries, requiring surgical management with skin grafts. The majority of farm‐related burns were discharged home (97.3%) with zero deaths. Conclusion: Farm‐related burns in children are distinct from burns in non‐farm environments. Despite children being well‐recognised participants in farm work, work‐related burns were relatively uncommon, and the occurrence of burns during leisure may explain low rates of recommended first aid. These insights can inform burn prevention and first aid strategies targeted at farm communities. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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