Burned elderly assisted at a referral center for burns, in the Federal District, Brazil, in the period 2002-2012
This study aimed to analyzed the type, extent, severity, treatment, prognosis and lethality of burned elderly people attended at the Burn Reference Center in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, from 2002 to 2012, through a retrospective, descriptive study And analytical data collected from patients&...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repository: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33486 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/33486 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Anciano Quemadura Letalidade Epidemiología. Elderly Burn injury Epidemiology. Idoso Queimadura Epidemiologia. |
| Summary: | This study aimed to analyzed the type, extent, severity, treatment, prognosis and lethality of burned elderly people attended at the Burn Reference Center in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, from 2002 to 2012, through a retrospective, descriptive study And analytical data collected from patients' charts from 60 years. In 93% of the burns it was by accident; 7% from self-inflicted injuries; 42% of the cases occurred in the home, due to direct flame (36%), scald (21%), lethality 21% from bloodstream infection (29%). Prevention, rapid referral, and team training are essential in the prognosis of the burned elderly.Keywords: Elderly; Burn injury; Epidemiology. |
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