Journal article
Work-Related Burn Injuries in a Tertiary Care Burn Center, 2013 to 2018
Journal of burn care & research, Vol.41(5), pp.1009-1014
09/23/2020
DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa105
PMID: 32598473
Abstract
The features of work-related burn (WRB) injuries are not well defined in the literature and they vary depending on geographical location. We wanted to describe these characteristics among patients treated in the UNC Burn Center to evaluate the potential impact of commonly accepted prevention efforts. Adults of working age, admitted between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018, were identified using our Burn Center Registry. Demographic data, characteristics of injury, course of treatment, and patients' outcomes were described. Differences between work-related and non-work-related injuries were evaluated using the Chi-square test and Student t-test where appropriate. Three thousand five hundred and forty-five patients were included. WRB cases constituted 18% of the study population, and this proportion remained relatively stable during the study timeframe. Young white males were the majority of this group. When compared with non-WRB patients, they were characterized by fewer co-morbidities, decreased TBSA burns, decreased risk of inhalation injury, shorter time of intensive care treatment, shorter lengths of hospital stay, and lower treatment cost. In contrast to non-WRB, among which flame injuries were the main reason for admission, work-related patients most often suffered scald burns. They also had a dramatically increased proportion of chemical and electrical burns, making the latter the most common cause of death in that group. WRB are characterized by a characteristic patient profile, burn etiologies, and outcomes. Learning specific patterns at this group may contribute to optimize work safety regulations and medical interventions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Work-Related Burn Injuries in a Tertiary Care Burn Center, 2013 to 2018
- Creators
- Kamil Nurczyk - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLori P. Chrisco - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMarco Di Corpo - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRabia Nizamani - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSanja Sljivic - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCatherine T. Calvert - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSamuel W. Jones - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBruce A. Cairns - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFelicia N. Williams - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of burn care & research, Vol.41(5), pp.1009-1014
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/jbcr/iraa105
- PMID
- 32598473
- ISSN
- 1559-047X
- eISSN
- 1559-0488
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/23/2020
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984755385602771
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