ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL RESCUE OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY MEDICAL RESCUE TEAMS FROM ALL OVER POLAND IN PATIENTS WITH BURN WOUNDS

Abstract

Introduction: A burn is a superficial or deep tissue damage caused by the action of: heat (high temperature), chemicals, electric current, solar rays and ionizing radiation. The aim: To analyze the trips of emergency medical teams in the period from November 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 to patients diagnosed with burns throughout the country. Materials and methods: The analysis covers the whole of Poland, all medical rescue teams. The obtained data comes from the System of Supporting the State Medical Rescue System. The analysis includes the characteristics of the population studied and the medicines used. The study included those that ended with the diagnosis of burns (T-20 to T-32). Taking into account the above criteria, 547 cases were obtained. Results: In 321 cases, there were women and 226 cases of men (58.68% vs 41.32%, p<0.001). More often, it referred to patients over 18 (317 cases vs. 193 below 18 years of age, p<0.001) in 37 cases no data. Most events were recorded in the Masovian and Silesian voivodships (12.97% and 11.33%) and the least in Podlasin (2.92%). In 20.47% of cases, pain treatment was applied, of which in the group of adults in 25.23% vs. 1658% in children, p<0.001. Conclusions: The above results of medical emergency teams' activities indicate insufficient pharmacological treatment, which requires rapid improvement.