Genital burn injuries: Insights from 10 years of consumer product-related incidents

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Burns Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2025.107457

Iryna Dovirak , Eylon J. Arbel , Alyssa D. Reese , Aidan W. O’Shea , Peter C. Evancho , Mark S. Burke , John Rutkowski

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Abstract

Genital burns are a rare but debilitating source of injury to patients’ physical and psychological well-being. Earlier studies have found that genital burns disproportionately affect the pediatric male population. Our study aim is to provide an updated epidemiological overview of genital burn injuries and discuss steps to mitigate genital complications. In the ten-year period between 2013 and 2022, there was an incidence of 13,667 genital burns, most of which occurred in the home and involved water. Additionally, the number of transfers necessary for genital burns, almost a fifth of patients (17.9 %) in the present study, is markedly higher than the three percent transfer rate for all burns noted in the literature. These findings underscore the importance of developing more robust public health initiatives to prevent genital burns in the pediatric population. To reduce patient transfers for genital burns and delays in care, further research must be done to create equitable access to verified burn centers.

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Burns 医学-皮肤病学

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

18.50%

发文量

304

审稿时长

72 days

期刊介绍： Burns aims to foster the exchange of information among all engaged in preventing and treating the effects of burns. The journal focuses on clinical, scientific and social aspects of these injuries and covers the prevention of the injury, the epidemiology of such injuries and all aspects of treatment including development of new techniques and technologies and verification of existing ones. Regular features include clinical and scientific papers, state of the art reviews and descriptions of burn-care in practice. Topics covered by Burns include: the effects of smoke on man and animals, their tissues and cells; the responses to and treatment of patients and animals with chemical injuries to the skin; the biological and clinical effects of cold injuries; surgical techniques which are, or may be relevant to the treatment of burned patients during the acute or reconstructive phase following injury; well controlled laboratory studies of the effectiveness of anti-microbial agents on infection and new materials on scarring and healing; inflammatory responses to injury, effectiveness of related agents and other compounds used to modify the physiological and cellular responses to the injury; experimental studies of burns and the outcome of burn wound healing; regenerative medicine concerning the skin.