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- Title
OP125 BURNS OF REFUGEES/ASYLUM SEEKERS CHILDREN WHO HAD TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES DUE TO THE WAR.
- Authors
Demir, Sabri; Erturk, Ahmet; Bostanci, Suleyman Arif; Muftuogullari, Sarper; Erten, Elif Emel; Oztorun, Can Ihsan; Caliskan, Dogus; Cayhan, Vildan Selin; Azili, Mujdem Nur; Senel, Emrah
- Abstract
Aim: We aimed to share our data about burned-children treated in our pediatric-burn-center (PBC), which occurred in the children of four countries (Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia) who had to leave their homes due to the civil war. Method: Children who were lived in refugee camps in their own countries, where civil wars continued, and who were under the status of asylum seeker/refugee in Turkey, were treated in our PBC were included in the study. The demographic and clinical data were evaluated, retrospectively and compared with Turkish patients. Results / Discussion: Between 01 February 2012 and 28 February 2022, 1673 burned children were treated in our PBC. Of these, 279 (16.7%) were citizens of countries where civil war continued. The length-of-stay at PBC for foreigners was longer (P<0.001), TBBSA was bigger (P<0.001), the incidence of fire/flame burns and related inhalation injury was higher (P<0.001), and grafting rates were higher (P=0.001). The mortality rate of foreigners was five times higher (8.6% versus 1.65%, P<0.001). Of the foreigners, 86.7% were Syrian, 6.1% Iraqi, 5.4% Afghan, and 1.8% Somalian. Refugees/asylum seeker victims were injured mostly in the wintermonths and by the flame/fire burns caused by the fuel-stove used for heating in the refugee camps. The second most common cause was the fires caused by other reasons in the tents/barracks, followed by bomb explosions. Conclusion: Asylum-seekers/refugees, mostly children, and women, escaping from the war live in terrible conditions in the camps. Fuel-stoves and related fires are the most common cause of burns in the refugee camps. For this reason, international organizations should find a solution to the heating problem in camps other than fuel-stoves.
- Subjects
ITALY; BURNS &; scalds in children; WAR; CONFERENCES &; conventions; REFUGEES; BURN care units; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Wound Management, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p459
- ISSN
2788-5771
- Publication type
Article