Burn injuries are among the worst of all injuries, and they constitute a serious public health concern around the world. Burn injuries are a prominent source of morbidity and mortality in India, yet there are few community-based treatments in the form of multi-strategic and multi-focused prevention programmes. The goal of this research, which was carried out in the Indian state of Assam, is to minimise the number of burn accidents, morbidity, and mortality from burn injuries by focusing on community sensitization through a well-structured preventive programme. Participatory community seminars, the use of print, electronic, and social media, as well as lectures and demonstrations in schools were all included in the prevention programmes. The impact of Burn Preventive Programs was determined by analysing inpatient and outpatient records of burn damaged patients treated in the burn unit, as well as the scoring system in the school education programme and social media participation (BPP). For simplicity of assessment, a comparison of the results from the early (Block I) and late (Block II) phases of the study period was done. The percentage of patients reporting from places where BPP was implemented decreased significantly, according to the findings. When compared to Block I, the majority of patients in Block II had a lower percentage of TBSA burn. In 48.9% of Block I patients and 78.0 percent of Block II patients, water was used to put out fires. 52.3 percent of Block I patients and 83.4 percent of Block II patients utilised water to cool their burn wounds. Only 34.6 percent of participants in Block II used ineffective topical therapies on their wounds, compared to 80.9 percent in Block I. Increased public awareness resulted in a higher number of patients reporting to a burn unit within 7 hours of injury and a significant decrease in firecracker burns, which dropped from 21.9 percent (Block I) to 7.8 percent (Block II) (Block II). In the latter portion of Block II, increasing awareness among students was visible in the majority of students' improved scores and reduction in burns. According to the findings, BPP has had a good impact on society.
Author(S) Details
Bhupendra Prasad Sarma
Department of Surgery & In-Charge, Burn Unit, NEMCARE Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Kabita S. Choudhury
Burn Unit, NEMCARE Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Dipak Sarma
Burn Unit, NEMCARE Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India.
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