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Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2)
BACKGROUND: Over 95% of burn deaths are estimated to occur in low-and-middle-income countries. However, the epidemiology of burn-related injuries in Pacific Island Countries is unclear. This study investigated the incidence and demographic characteristics associated with fatal and hospitalised burns...
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22342176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2011.11.005 |
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author | Taoi, Mable Wainiqolo, Iris Kafoa, Berlin Kool, Bridget Naisaki, Asilika McCaig, Eddie Ameratunga, Shanthi |
author_facet | Taoi, Mable Wainiqolo, Iris Kafoa, Berlin Kool, Bridget Naisaki, Asilika McCaig, Eddie Ameratunga, Shanthi |
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description | BACKGROUND: Over 95% of burn deaths are estimated to occur in low-and-middle-income countries. However, the epidemiology of burn-related injuries in Pacific Island Countries is unclear. This study investigated the incidence and demographic characteristics associated with fatal and hospitalised burns in Fiji. METHODS: This cross-sectional study utilised the Fiji Injury Surveillance in Hospital database to estimate the population-based incidence and contextual characteristics associated with burns resulting in death or hospital admission (≥12 h) during a 12-month period commencing 1st October 2005. RESULTS: 116 people were admitted to hospital or died as a result of burns during the study period accounting for an overall annual incidence of 17.8/100,000 population, and mortality rate of 3.4/100,000. Most (92.2%) burns occurred at home, and 85.3% were recorded as unintentional. Burns were disproportionately higher among Fijian children compared with Fijian–Indian children with the converse occurring in adulthood. In adults, Indian women were at particularly high risk of death from self-inflicted burns as a consequence of ‘conflict situations’. CONCLUSION: Burns are a significant public health burden in Fiji requiring prevention and management strategies informed by important differences in the context of these injuries among the major ethic groups of the country. |
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spelling | pubmed-34458112012-09-26 Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) Taoi, Mable Wainiqolo, Iris Kafoa, Berlin Kool, Bridget Naisaki, Asilika McCaig, Eddie Ameratunga, Shanthi Burns Article BACKGROUND: Over 95% of burn deaths are estimated to occur in low-and-middle-income countries. However, the epidemiology of burn-related injuries in Pacific Island Countries is unclear. This study investigated the incidence and demographic characteristics associated with fatal and hospitalised burns in Fiji. METHODS: This cross-sectional study utilised the Fiji Injury Surveillance in Hospital database to estimate the population-based incidence and contextual characteristics associated with burns resulting in death or hospital admission (≥12 h) during a 12-month period commencing 1st October 2005. RESULTS: 116 people were admitted to hospital or died as a result of burns during the study period accounting for an overall annual incidence of 17.8/100,000 population, and mortality rate of 3.4/100,000. Most (92.2%) burns occurred at home, and 85.3% were recorded as unintentional. Burns were disproportionately higher among Fijian children compared with Fijian–Indian children with the converse occurring in adulthood. In adults, Indian women were at particularly high risk of death from self-inflicted burns as a consequence of ‘conflict situations’. CONCLUSION: Burns are a significant public health burden in Fiji requiring prevention and management strategies informed by important differences in the context of these injuries among the major ethic groups of the country. Elsevier 2012-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3445811/ /pubmed/22342176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2011.11.005 Text en © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license |
spellingShingle | Article Taoi, Mable Wainiqolo, Iris Kafoa, Berlin Kool, Bridget Naisaki, Asilika McCaig, Eddie Ameratunga, Shanthi Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) |
title | Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) |
title_full | Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) |
title_fullStr | Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) |
title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) |
title_short | Characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in Fiji: A population-based study (TRIP Project-2) |
title_sort | characteristics of fatal and hospital admissions for burns in fiji: a population-based study (trip project-2) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22342176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2011.11.005 |
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