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[Burns in children in Israel--epidemiology, prevention and treatment]
1Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Jerusalem.
Insights
Children under 16 constitute 45% of hospitalized burn casualties in Israel. Pediatric burn care is fragmented across multiple departments, lacking a dedicated pediatric burn unit.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric burn epidemiology
- Public health surveillance of childhood injuries
Context:
- Children under 16 represent a significant proportion (45%) of hospitalized burn casualties in Israel.
- Pediatric burn cases vary between 30-60% across hospitals, influenced by demographics and socioeconomic factors.
- Hospitalization duration for pediatric burn patients is shorter than for adults (7.3 vs. 9.0 days).
Purpose:
- To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pediatric burn injuries in Israel.
- To identify the primary causes and circumstances of thermal injuries in different pediatric age groups.
- To assess the current landscape of pediatric burn treatment facilities in Israel.
Summary:
- Scalding is the predominant cause of burns in infants (70%), whereas fire-related incidents are more common in adolescents (56.5%).
- Home environments are the primary sites for burn injuries, particularly affecting infants (90%), while adolescents experience a higher proportion of non-home accidents (60%).
- Pediatric burn patients in Israel receive care across 25 hospitals in various surgical and pediatric departments, with a notable absence of a specialized pediatric burn unit.
Impact:
- Highlights the substantial burden of pediatric burn injuries within the Israeli healthcare system.
- Informs targeted prevention strategies by differentiating injury causes and locations across age groups.
- Underscores the need for centralized, specialized pediatric burn care infrastructure in Israel to improve outcomes.
Abstract:
45% of all hospitalized burn casualties in Israel are children younger than 16 years old. In various hospitals they make up 30-60% of all burn casualties, depending on the proportion of children in the area of hospital intake, social and economic factors and the type of hospital. Length of hospitalization of children is shorter than that of the general population (7.3 vs 9.0 days). Scalding is the main cause of thermal injuries among babies and infants (70%), while fire burns are the most common causes among adolescents (56.5%); 90% of babies are injured at home; only 40% of adolescents are burned in home accidents. In Israel, burned children are treated in 25 different hospitals and in departments of pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, general surgery, pediatrics or burn departments. There is no pediatric burn unit in Israel.