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Published on: February 23, 2024
Nonfatal hospital-treated pediatric and adolescent burn cases in the United States: A 2019-2022 National Electronic
Rebecca K Hoffman1, Bruce A Lawrence1, Bina Ali1
1Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 4061 Powder Mill Road, Suite 350, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
Insights
Pediatric burn injuries are common, especially in young children under five. Hot water scalds affecting the hand were most frequent, highlighting key risk factors for prevention.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric burn epidemiology
- Public health surveillance
- Injury prevention
Background:
- Pediatric burn injuries represent a significant public health concern with substantial physical, psychological, and economic burdens.
- Existing literature lacks a comprehensive overview of current pediatric and adolescent burn injury trends in the United States.
Purpose of the Study:
- To delineate the contemporary landscape of nonfatal burn injuries among children and adolescents (0-19 years) in the U.S.
- To identify patterns in burn prevalence, type, affected body parts, and product involvement.
- To analyze demographic differences, specifically by age and sex, in pediatric burn injuries.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) spanning from 2019 to 2022.
- Described characteristics of 300,541 nonfatal burn cases in individuals aged 0-19.
- Analyzed burn types (thermal, scald, chemical), affected body parts, involved products, and demographic variations.
Main Results:
- Burn injuries predominantly affected children under five, particularly 1- and 2-year-olds.
- Males constituted a higher proportion of burn victims, with notable sex differences in the youngest and oldest age groups.
- Thermal, scald, and chemical burns comprised over 94% of cases; hot water was the most common item involved, and hands were the most frequently affected body part. Scald burns were more prevalent in girls.
Conclusions:
- Findings confirm and expand upon existing knowledge of pediatric burn injuries.
- Identification of specific burn profiles by age, sex, type, body part, and product provides crucial insights for targeted prevention strategies.
- This study offers a contemporary epidemiological profile to inform public health interventions for reducing pediatric burn incidence and severity.
Abstract:
Burn injuries experienced by infants, children, and adolescents are prevalent and costly-psychologically, physically, and economically. Previous studies have acknowledged the dangers of pediatric burns; however, the literature was missing a thorough portrayal of the contemporary pediatric and adolescent burns landscape in the United States. The current study used 2019-2022 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) data to describe nonfatal pediatric and adolescent burn cases, including prevalence, burn type, body parts affected, product involvement, and differences by age and sex. We identified 300,541 burn survivors among children 0-19 in the 2019-2022 NEISS data. Burn injuries were most experienced by children under 5, especially among 1- and 2-year-olds. More boys than girls were burn victims, with the sex difference most noticeable among the youngest and oldest age groups. Over 94 % of pediatric and adolescent burn cases were categorized as thermal, scald, or chemical. Scald burns were the only type that affected a higher percentage of girls than boys. Hot water was the item most often involved in pediatric and adolescent burn cases, and the hand was the body part most often affected. These findings both corroborate and extend the pediatric burns literature. Identifying the most frequent burn profiles by age, sex, type, body parts affected, and product involved among children and adolescents 0-19 in the United States enabled us to pinpoint risk factors and offer guidance on prevention.
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