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Citation

Lam NN, Huong HTX, Tuan CA. Ann. Burns Fire Disasters 2017; 30(3): 210-213.

Affiliation

National Institute of Burns, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

29849525

Abstract

Our aim was to investigate characteristics and outcomes of patients with mass burn injuries admitted to the National Institute of Burns (NIB), Hanoi, Vietnam. A retrospective note audit was conducted on 83 episodes of mass burn injury (MBI) resulting in 332 patients being admitted to the NIB from 1/2009 to 1/2015. Evaluated criteria included occurrence time, causal agents, place, MBI size, and demographic information such as patient age, gender, burn surface area, full thickness burn area, inhalation injury, prehospital management and outcome. Single and multiple variable logistic analyses were performed to find out independent factors affecting the mortality rate of these patients. 66.3% of MBI were work-related accidents. Incidents were mainly located indoors (72.2%). The predominant groups appeared to be adult (92.3%) and male (74.9%). Average burn surface area was 31% total body surface area (TBSA) and average full thickness area was 12% TBSA. Inhalation injury was diagnosed in 24.6% of patients. More than half of the total victims were classified as having moderate and major burns with an overall mortality rate of 19.2%. According to available information, initial management prior to admission to NIB was not efficient. Full thickness burn area and inhalation injury were found to be independent factors affecting the mortality rate of mass burn injury patients. Our results indicate that most mass burn injury patients in Vietnam are male adults in the working environment. Inhalation injury and full thickness burn area were independent factors affecting mortality rate. Continuing medical education should be conducted to eliminate limitations in prehospital care.


Language: en


Cette étude a pour but d'évaluer les caractéristiques et le devenir des patients brûlés dans un contexte de catastrophe (BCC) admis dans l'institut national de brûlologie d'Hanoi. Une étude rétrospective sur dossiers de patients hospitalisés entre janvier 2009 et janvier 2015 a été réalisée. Elle concernait 332 patients et 83 catastrophes. Les données évaluées étaient le moment de survenue, l'agent causal, le lieu, l'ampleur de la catastrophe, l'âge, le sexe, les surfaces totale et profonde, l'inhalation de fumées, la prise en charge pré hospitalière et le devenir. Des analyses uni et multivariées ont été réalisées pour trouver des facteurs prédictifs de mortalité. Les BCC étaient pour 66,3% des accidents industriels, en milieu fermé (72,2%). Les hommes (74,9%) adultes (92,3%) représentaient la majeure partie des victimes. La surface brûlée moyenne était de 31% dont 12% profond. Une inhalation était retrouvée chez 24,6% des patients. La mortalité globale était de 19,2%, plus de la moitié des patients ayant des brûlures considérée comme modérées ou étendues. Nous avons considéré que la prise en charge pré hospitalière était inadaptée, justifiant des mesures de formation initiale et continue ciblées. L'existence de brûlure profonde et l'inhalation de fumées sont des facteur indépendants de mortalité dans ce contexte.


Language: fr

Keywords

mass burn injuries; outcome; prehospital care

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