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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Burn injuries"”.
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Children’s perceptions of the causation and prevention of childhood burn injuries
South Africa has a high rate of children’s burn injuries with 1300 deaths annually. These burn injuries are considered preventable and South African research has identified this as a priority concern. South African childhood burn injury studies have mainly focused on expert and parents’/caregivers’ …
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Itching and Parental guilt: Parent Responses to Children's Symptoms Following Unintentional Burn Injuries
Background: Unintentional burn injury can be a traumatic and stressful event for the affected children and their parents. Young children experience persistent itching and emotional distress associated with the injury. Parents assume the responsibility to manage their child’s itching since young …
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Burn injuries in Zimbabwe: development of guidelines for physiotherapy rehabilitation of musculoskeletal impairments and functional limitations
Background and need: Burn injuries are a major cause of hospital admission in low-income countries such as Zimbabwe and often lead to secondary complications such as disfigurements, contractures, and scar formations. The study aimed to establish “Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal …
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The Effectiveness and Safety of Perioperative Enteral Feeding in Patients with Burn Injuries: a Systematic Review
… fasting/feeding regime for patients with burn injuries?” Fasting for theatre has been identified in research to have deleterious effects on surgical patients’ nutrient intake, wellbeing and insulin resistance. Perioperative fasting is however intended to protect patients from regurgitation …
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Burn injuries in Zimbabwe: development of guidelines for physiotherapy rehabilitation of musculoskeletal impairments and functional limitations
Background and need: Burn injuries are a major cause of hospital admission in low-income countries such as Zimbabwe and often lead to secondary complications such as disfigurements, contractures, and scar formations. The study aimed to establish “Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal …
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A profile of burn injuries among children aged 0-12 years at the Black Lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1996-2001)
Millions of patients with burns require medical attention each year. Impairments, disabilities and handicap due to burn injuries among children are increasing. One possible reason could be that burn injury prevention were not given as much attention as infectious diseases such as leprosy, and …
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Teleconsultation for diagnosis and care of burn injuries in the Western Cape: Evaluation of healthcare providers intention to use mHealth technology
Background: Burn care in resource-constrained settings represents a significant challenge. Mobile health (mHealth) could have useful advantages by providing timely expert advice. As part of a larger study on teleconsultation in burn care, a mobile application – the Vula App – was developed and …
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Automatic Burns Analysis Using Machine Learning
Burn injuries are a significant global health concern, causing high mortality and morbidity rates. Clinical assessment is the current standard for diagnosing burn injuries, but it suffers from interobserver variability and is not suitable for intermediate burn depths. To address these challenges, …
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The measurement of procedural burn pain and anxiety in paediatric burns : the new BOPAS method
… development. The high number of paediatric burn injuries (annually 2000) treated at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, the need to accurately assess pain and drug efficacy and the current lack of specifically designed methods to do so, led to the development of the Burn …
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Statistical Analysis and Computational Modeling of Injuries in utomobile Crashes
… have reduced the incidence of fatal and severe injuries in automobile collisions, they have been shown to increase the risk of less severe injuries. The purpose of this research was to investigate particular occupants and injury types in automobile crashes in order to identify national trends in …
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Indigenous Burn Survivors Experiences of Injury, Care, and Social Reintegration
Burn injuries have potential for significant long-term impact and require highly specialized treatment to limit sequalae. Indigenous people are impacted by burn injuries at disproportionate rates across colonized countries of Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand. This study aimed to …
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The Development And Validation Of An Acuity Tool In A Pediatric Outpatient Burn Clinic
… In a pediatric outpatient clinic specializing in burn injuries, it became apparent that the lack of an acuity tool to measure patient complexity challenged efficient nurse staffing and patient satisfaction. In this improvement project we developed a patient acuity tool that would help to determine …
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In situ bioprinting of the skin
Burn injury is a common source of morbidity and mortality in the battlefield, comprising 10 to 30% of all casualties. In the civilian population, there are approximately 500,000 burn injuries requiring treatment each year. Autografts and commercially available skin products are limited in size and …
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Telemedicine: A Bridge to Improved Burn Care for People Experiencing Homelessness? Provider and Allied Healthcare Professional Perspective on benefits and drawbacks in Long-Term Care
… appropriate healthcare to this population. Burn injuries can be some of the most traumatic injuries, physically and mentally. With the possibility of lengthy recovery times and intense outpatient follow-up post hospitalization or ER visit, it is crucial that we find ways to support …
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Improving the heat, fire, and melt resistance of elastomeric seals on military gas masks
… then catch on fire, causing life threatening burn injuries. As a counter, the military unveiled new fire/melt resistant clothing. In the case of a chemically contaminated environment, the soldier will have to rely on a gas mask with an elastomeric seal that is not resistant to fire or melting. …
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Exploring the psychological effects and emotional reactions of mothers to their children's burn injury : aiming at proposed future therapeutic intervention
Burn injuries are traumatic, destructive and painful, they usually involve long-term medical and psychological consequences. Burns, no matter how small, always leave a certain degree of scarring. When the facial area is involved, it leaves children feeling branded for life with painful …
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Acute Neuropathological Alterations after Smoke Inhalation Injury, with and without Skin Burn
More than 23,000 smoke inhalation injuries are reported in the United States each year. While the pathophysiology of smoke inhalation-induced lung injury is well studied, little is known about the acute effects of smoke inhalation on the central nervous system (CNS). Tragic events, such as those of …
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The Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 On the Evidence Based Practice of Distributive Justice Via Comfort Care In Elderly Burn Trauma Victims
<p>Burn injuries devastate lives. Mere survival demonstrates both the amazing recuperative capacity of the human body and the remarkable advance of modern healthcare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) mandates the early identification of goals-of-care through shared …
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The use of in vitro 2d co-culture models to determine the optimal keratinocyte: melanocyte ratio to be used in the development of pigmented 3d skin model
Burn injuries are among the most devastating of all injuries and a major global public health crisis, with fire related burns accounting for approximately 265 000 deaths annually. The African continent, most especially Sub-Saharan Africa, has the second highest mortality rates (15% of global …
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Effects of Acute Alcohol Exposure on Post Burn Intestinal Immunity: Role of IL-23
<p>More than one million burn injuries are reported yearly within the United States. These injuries result in approximately 500,000 emergency room visits and 40,000 hospitalizations annually. Greater than 50% of these injuries occur under the influence of alcohol/ethanol (EtOH) intoxication. Burn …
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