Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Research supports that people of color in the U. S. have poorer outcomes after burn injury compared to White individuals. The current study sought to explore burn health disparities by testing the relationship between racial and ethnic minority status, a proxy for systemic discrimination due to race and ethnicity, with two key constructs linked to functional outcomes, satisfaction with appearance and social community integration. ⋯ Linear regressions revealed that racial and ethnic minority status significantly related to lower satisfaction with appearance and social community integration compared to White individuals at all time points. In addition, satisfaction with appearance continued to significantly relate to greater social community integration even while accounting for race and ethnicity, age, sex, burn size, and physical disability at 6-, 12-, and 24-month time points. Overall, the study supports that racial and ethnic minority burn survivors report greater dissatisfaction with their appearance and lower social community reintegration after burn injury.
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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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No epidemiological information is available of the number of burns treated in the past 30 years in Romania. The aim of the present study is to investigate the extent of burn injuries in Romania, as well as to detect and analyze the essential epidemiological characteristics. ⋯ This is the first nationwide epidemiological study concerning hospitalized burns in Romania. It provides insight in demographical characteristics but also uncovers a worrying trend of increasing mortality rates, which requires further investigation. This study cannot make any reference to the severity of burns (surface and depth) or towards major burns events which unfolded during the studied period, due to lack of data. Consequently, it should raise awareness towards policymakers and caregivers that for a durable burns management strategy in Romania, it would be extremely useful to implement a national burn registry.
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AThe exceptionally severe burns caused by incendiary weapons make strengthening international law a humanitarian imperative. Given healthcare professionals' deep understanding of the human cost of burn injuries, they are in a unique position to urge governments to initiate a process to assess the law's shortcomings at a major UN disarmament meeting in December. One way to advocate for such policy change is by signing an open letter from healthcare professionals and burn survivor organizations.