Epidemiology of Pediatric Burn in a Tertiary Care Hospital of in a Northeastern State of India

Abstract

Background: Burn injury is one of the biggest public health issue in terms of mortality, mor-bidity, and permanent incapacity. Pediatric burns have a longrun social impact. This impact is more distinguished within the north-eastern population of India, where their incidence and morbidity are high. The aim of this retrospective hospital based study was to produce a recent prospective to epidemiologic information on Pediatric burns in this region and to recommend future preventive methods. Methods: Children up to eighteen years age attending a State Medical facility at Dibrugarh between January 2018 and December 2020 were included in the study. Information relating to age, sex, etiology, total body area (TBSA), circumstances of injury, and clinical assessment were taken into thought and analyzed to confirm the predictors of outcome of the extent of Burns. Results: There have been three hundred children included in the study. Age, variety of burns, mode of injury, presence or absence of inhalation injury, gender, and time of year for admission were found to have an effect on the outcome of the Burn concerned. Fidgeting with flammable substances and unattended fireworks was conjointly found to be major explanation for burns in Children. Electrical burns conjointly fashioned a vital range of presenting burn patients, chiefly involving teenagers. Contrary to different earlier analysis that steered by a high incidence of suicidal burns our study failed to find any incidence of suicidal burns in Children. Conclusions: This study conjointly highlights many problems like overcrowding, lack of awareness, dangerous cookery practices, and improper use of fuel oil. Concerned authorities ought to acknowledge the issues, formulate methods, unfold awareness, and ban or replace unsafe substances answerable for most burn accidents.