Epidemiologic characteristics of death by burn injury from 2000 to 2009 in Colombia, South America:a population-based study

作     者：Norberto Navarrete Nelcy Rodriguez 

作者机构：Burn Intensive Care UnitSimón Bolívar HospitalBogotáColombia. ClinicalEpidemiology and Biostatistics DepartmentJaveriana UniversityBogotáColombia. Department of StatisticsNational University of ColombiaBogotáColombia. 

出 版 物：《Burns & Trauma》 (烧伤与创伤（英文）)

年 卷 期：2016年第4卷第1期

页      面：60-67页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：injuries injury characteristics 

摘      要：Background:Burns are one of the most severe traumas that an individual can *** World Health Organization(WHO)affirms that injuries related to burns are a global public health problem mainly in low-and middle-income *** first step towards reducing any preventable injury is based on accurate *** Colombia,the basic epidemiological characteristics of burn injuries are *** objectives were establishing the causes,high-risk populations,mortality rate,and tendencies of burn ***:Observational,analytical,population-based study based on official death certificate occurred between 2000 and *** codes of the International Classification of Diseases-10th Revision(ICD-10)related to burns were *** mortality rates were standardized using the WHO world average age weights 2000–*** determine the tendency,an average annual percent change(AACP)was ***:A total of 5448 deaths due to burns were identified;78.4%were *** crude and adjusted burn mortality rate was 1.270 and 1.302 per 100,000,*** AACP was?5.25%.Electrical injury caused the greatest number of deaths(49.5%),followed by fire and lightning injuries.A total of 1197(22.1%)children were under 15 years *** causes of deaths were different among age groups.59.4%deaths occurred outside health ***:This study is a first step in identifying the main causes of death and groups with higher mortality *** is the main cause of deaths due to burn *** research is required in order to generate awareness among government and community for reducing the number of injuries and burn deaths in our country.