Evaluation of clinical and laboratory causes of burns in preschool children

We investigate characteristics of burns in children aged up to seven years and hospitalized at Velayatburn center unit for two years to evaluate clinical and laboratory causes of burns in pre-school children.In a retrospective study, all patients under ۶ years who were admitted to Velayat hospital due to burninjuries between ۲۰ march ۲۰۱۶ and ۲۰ march ۲۰۱۷ participated in this study. Baseline data andinformation collected from hospital HIS system and patient records. The burn-injured children were۲۸۳ patients, of which ۵۴.۱% were male and ۴۵.۹% were female. These injuries mostly were caused byhot liquid (۷۸.۷%). The greatest number of burn victims were boys between one and two years old.Almost all the accidents occurred in the home environment (۹۰.۱%). A significant correlation wasobserved between contact burns, serum albumin level, and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels withburn severity. Our data demonstrate the importance of developing a program for the prevention ofpediatric scalds with the education of family members to be aware of the danger. The most importantfinding in our study was the hypothesis of estimating Albumin ۱b peptides (A۱b) and CRP laboratoryfactors during the initial week of hospitalization in the prognosis of children and their constant relationwith the severity level of the burns.

Keywords:

Burn injuries , Pediatric , Epidemiologic , Laboratory