Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Burns are one of the most important childhood injuries that can be controlled and prevented. Mothers play an important role in preventing child burns. Health education and promotional theories facilitate a precise recognition of the behavioral factors in mothers that help preventing burn injury in their children. Burns in children under five years old and the factors in prevention of burn by their mothers were examined using PRECEDE Model. The study environment was rural and urban areas of Kermanshah, Iran. ⋯ Burn was an important injury in the study population, especially in the rural areas. The PRECEDE model can help us to identify the factors in burn injuries in children and the preventive behaviors in mothers. The findings can be used to develop preventive interventional programs to better protect this vulnerable group in society.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Clinical and functional efficacy of gallium-arsenide super pulsed laser therapy on temporo mandibular joint pain with orofacial myalgia following healed unilateral cervicofacial burn - A randomized trial.
Cervicofacial burn (CB) is a unique type of burn, involving the lateral part of the face, neck and chest region with significant skin contractures. Temporomandibular joint (TJ) pain and orofacial myalgia (OM) are the major problems in physiotherapy context to treat. Laser is commonly used as an adjunct therapy in painful conditions. However, clinical studies are lacking in investigating the effects of gallium-arsenide (Ga-As) super pulsed laser therapy on temporomandibular joint pain and orofacial myalgia following healed cervicofacial burn patients. ⋯ The reports of this study proved that, four weeks active laser therapy with regular physiotherapy care has an ideal treatment protocol for temporomandibular joint pain with orofacial myalgia following healed cervicofacial burn. This study also provided a new knowledge for physiotherapists in the field of temporomandibular joint pain rehabilitation.
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Following paediatric burn injury, dressings are initially changed in outpatient clinics, necessitating regular visits with substantial burden for parents, children and services. This can potentially be lessened if some parents go on to administer dressing changes for their child at home. However, a lack of data regarding support for parent-administered dressing changes is present. The aim of this study was to describe current practice and views regarding at-home parent-administered dressing changes (PAD) in the UK. ⋯ The survey indicates that most paediatric burns services support PAD. However, the absence of formal eligibility criteria, and informal criteria open to interpretation, risks inequity of support received by children and their families. Further research should evaluate whether this inequity extends to variable clinical outcomes to determine what works for who and under what circumstances when supporting parents in paediatric burns aftercare.