Læknablaðið - 15.05.1997, Qupperneq 25

LÆKNABLAÐIÐ 1997; 83
303
Brunaslys barna á íslandi
Innlagnir á árunum 1982-1995
Ragnheiöur Elísdóttir1’, Pétur Lúðvígsson1’, Ólafur Einarsson2’, Siguröur Þorgrímsson11, Ásgeir Har-
aldsson1*
Elísdóttir R, Lúðvígsson P, Einarsson Ó, Þorgríms-
son S, Haraldsson A
Burn injuries in children in Iceland betwecn 1982-
1995
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Objective: To increase our knowledge of burn
injuries in children in Iceland and to induce
education and prevention in order to reduce
the incidence of burn injuries among children.
Material and methods: Data was collected
from hospital records of all children 15 years
and younger admitted with burn injuries to the
University Hospital of Iceland, Paediatric
Department, from 1982-1995.
Results: There were 290 children admitted, 179
boys and 111 girls, sex ratio 1.6. Children four
years and younger were 72.8%. Approxima-
tely 21 children were admitted annually. Sea-
sonal variation was noted with most admitt-
ances in December. The times when the injur-
ies occurred peaked at lunch and dinner times.
Scalds was most common, hot water caused
45.8% of the burn injuries, most frequently
due to bathwater (15.2%). Hot liquids caused
26.9%, most often caused by coffee-, tea- and
Frá "Barnaspítala Hringsins, Landspítalanum, 2,lýtalækn-
ingadeild Landspitalans. Fyrirspurnir, bréfaskipti: Ásgeir
Haraldsson, Barnaspítala Hringsins, Landspítalanum, 101
Reykjavík, sími: 560 1050 / 560 1051; bréfsími: 560 1055;
netfang: asgeir@rsp.is
Lykllorð: börn, brunaslys, heitt vatn, heimili.
cacao drinks (19.3%). Flames caused 12.4% of
the burn injuries, fireworks 5.5% and hot
object 5.2%. Most of these accidents occurred
at home (81.4%).
Conclusion: Children four years and younger
are most susceptible for burn injuries. Hot
water and liquids caused most of these burn
injuries. Burn injuries are common in child-
hood. Our data provide basis for better
prevention.
Keywords: children, burn injuries, hot water, home.
Ágrip
Tilgangur: Að auka þekkingu á brunaslys-
um barna á íslandi sem leitt hafa til innlagnar á
sjúkrahús og stuðla þannig að aukinni fræðslu
og forvörnum svo draga megi úr brunaslysum.
Efniviður og aðferðir: Skoðaðar voru
sjúkraskrár allra barna 15 ára og yngri sem
lögðust inn á Barnaspítala Hringsins, Land-
spítalanum, á árunum 1982-1995 vegna bruna-
slysa. Öll alvarleg brunaslys eru lögð inn á
Barnaspítala Hringsins.
Niðurstöður: A Barnaspítala Hringsins
lögðust inn 290 börn með húðbruna. Drengir
voru 179 og stúlkur 111, kynjahlutfallið 1,6.
Börn fjögurra ára og yngri voru 72,8% alls
hópsins. Að meðaltali lagðist inn tæplega 21
barn á ári. Flest lögðust inn í desember. Oftast
verða slysin á hádegis- og kvöldverðartímum.
Algengasti brunavaldurinn er heitt vatn
(45,2%) og eru þau slys flest vegna baðvatns
(15,2%). Næst algengasti brunavaldurinn eru
aðrir heitir vökvar (26,9%) og eru kakó-, te og
kaffidrykkir algengastir (19,3%). Þriðji al-
gengasti brunavaldurinn er eldur (12,4%) þá