نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 استادیار گروه جراحـی، دانـشگاه علـوم پزشــکی مــشهد، بخــش جراحــی پلاســتیک و سوختگی بیمارستان امام رضا (ع)، مشهد، ایران
2 متخصص بیماریهای عفونی بخش سوختگی بیمارستان امام رضا (ع)، مشهد، ایران
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Introduction
Electrical injuries currently remain a world-wide problem. Electrical burn injuries account for fewer than 5% of admissions (reported range 3–9%) to major burn centers. Electrical injuries are arbitrarily divided into high voltage (>1000 V), low voltage (Material and Methods
This descriptive study was done from 2002 to 2006 in burn department of Imam Reza hospital of Mashhad. 132 patients with electrical injuries were admitted to the burn center. Collected data included: age, gender, etiology, burn size, hospital stay, amputation of limb and mortality. Data was gathered in a questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive statistics and frequency distribution tables.
Results
Of 5875 acute burn admissions during a 5-year period, 132 patients (2.4%) had electrical burn injuries. Their mean age was 26 years (range2–63 years). Ninety-seven percent (128 patients) were male, and the extent of burn ranged from 1% to 80% TBSA (mean, 13.8% TBSA). High-voltage electricity caused 75.7% (100 patients) of the electrical injuries, 23.5% (31patients) were caused by low-voltage currents and 0.75% (1 patient) by lightening. Twenty six patients (19.7%) required one or more amputations. Six patients (4.5%) died.
Conclusion
Electrical burn injuries continue to be a serious problem of modern society. Climbing power poles is the most common mechanism for high-voltage injury. Special consideration is required to prevent this type of injury in our region.
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