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Pre-Hospital Care Of Patients With Severe Burns In Germany: A Review Of 29 Years Of Experience.
Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters 2020 December 32
Despite the high number of burn injuries worldwide, pre-hospital care differs across regions. Data documenting pre-hospital care of severe burn injuries in Germany are scarce. Nevertheless, efficient prehospital care of burn patients is crucial for later outcomes. Therefore, we retrospectively analyzed pre-hospital care in patients admitted to the burn intensive care unit of a specialized burn center in Germany from 1989 to 2018. Approximately one-third of all admitted patients arrived intubated to the burn intensive care unit. Mean total burned surface area was higher in intubated patients than in non-intubated patients. Hypothermia prevention measures were undertaken in most patients. Although cooling was performed in only 36 primarily admitted patients, it did not have an effect on temperature at admission. Instead, in the regression analysis a positive influence on mortality could be found (p=0.03). Inhalation injury was a reason for intubation and corticosteroid therapy. Corticosteroid use declined over the years and had no significant influence on mortality (p=0.38). Inhalation injury could be diagnosed in only 50.68% of patients receiving corticosteroids. Furthermore, especially in recent years, most patients with inhalation injuries did not receive corticosteroids. Although efficient prehospital care is crucial for later outcomes, standard pre-hospital care through first aiders and emergency personnel has not been applied. Therefore, strategies for information exchange, leading to standardized pre-hospital treatment guidelines, should be given high priority with special attention on pre-hospital cooling. In the future, data from registries and surveys can help expand information regarding pre-hospital burn treatment.
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