1.Epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized children with burn in Ningbo
Yinchao ZHU ; Xingjyu SHI ; Jieping CHEN ; Hui LI
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(8):771-773
Objective:
To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized children with burn in Ningbo from 2013 to 2018,and to provide evidence for developing intervention strategies.
Methods:
The pediatric burn cases,discharged from the Ningbo Women & Children's Hospital from 2013 to 2018,were registered using the Ningbo Hospitalized Injury Monitoring Report Card,and their distributions of time,places,groups,involved body parts and prognosis were analyzed.
Results:
There were 3 862 pediatric burn inpatients included in this study,with 2 977(77.08%)cases aged 1-3 years and 2 532(65.65%)nonlocal cases. About 898(23.25%)cases occurred during 9:00-12:00 a.m. and 1 833(47.46%)cases occurred during 17:00- 21:00 p.m. Burns predominantly occurred at home,with 3 810(98.65%)cases. The top three body regions involved were multiple regions,lower limbs and upper limbs with 1 820(47.13%),835(21.62%)and 541 cases(14.01%). The proportions of involving multiple regions declined with age(Psingle<0.05). The proportion of involving multiple regions in nonlocal children was higher than that of local children(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Burn is one of the leading causes of child injury-related hospitalization in Ningbo. Home is the main burn scene. Nonlocal and 1-3 year-old children were especially at high risk of burns.