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KMID : 0361420120360050688
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2012 Volume.36 No. 5 p.688 ~ p.695
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The Factors Associated with Contact urns from Therapeutic Modalities
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Mun Jeong-Hyeon
Jeon Jong-Hyun
Jung Yun-Jae
Jang Ki-Un
Yang Hyeong-Tae
Lim Hae-Jun
Cho Yong-Suk
Kim Do-Hern
Hur Jun
Kim Jong-Hyun
Chun Wook
Seo Cheong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objective: To understand the injury pattern of contact burns from therapeutic physical modalities.
Method: A retrospective study was done in 864 patients with contact burns who discharged from our hospital from January 2005 to December 2008. The following parameters were compared between patients with contact burns from therapeutic modalities and from other causes: general characteristics, burn extent, cause of burn injury, place of occurrence, burn injury site, treatment methods, prevalence of underlying disease, and length of hospital stay were compared between patients with contact burns.
Results: Of the 864 subjects, 94 patients were injured from therapeutic modalities. A hot pack (n=51) was the most common type of therapeutic modality causing contact burn followed by moxibustion (n=21), electric heating pad (n=16), and radiant heat (n=4). The lower leg (n=31) was the most common injury site followed by the foot & ankle (n=24), buttock & coccyx (n=9), knee (n=8), trunk (n=8), back (n=6), shoulder (n=4), and arm (n=4). Diabetes mellitus was associated with contact burns from therapeutic modalities; the odds ratio was 3.99. Injuries took place most commonly at home (n=56), followed by the hospital (n=33), and in other places (n=5).
Conclusion: A hot pack was the most common cause of contact burns from therapeutic modalities, and the lower leg was the most common injury site. Injuries took place most commonly at home. The patients with contact burns from therapeutic modalities showed high correlation to presence of diabetes mellitus. These results would be helpful for the prevention of contact burns due to therapeutic modalities.
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KEYWORD
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Burns, Physical therapy modalities, Diabetes mellitus
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