Determination of the Pre-Hospital Practices Performed for Children with Burn Injuries

Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the first aid practices performed and, effecting factors in burn injuries in before hospital admission. Material and Method: The study was conducted in burn centers of two hospitals in the Erzurum, between December 2013 and August 2014. The population was consisted of inpatient children aged 0-12 years who were treated in burn centers of related hospitals and their mothers at the date of the study. The study was carried out with a total of 121 children and their mothers who met the research inclusion criteria. Questionnaire data was used to collect data. In data analysis, percentage distributions, means and chi-square test were used. Results: It was found that, children' mothers applicate the cold water first when the burns ocur (57.9%), secondly only applying cold water (27.3%), then the mothers took off their children to hospital not to any application (75.2%), burn wound on the olive oil riding (10.7%), burn wound yogurt riding (8.3%), Discussion: As a result, it was determined that children' mothers don't have an adequate level of first-aid knowledge, and younger mothers with low levels of education living in rural areas perform incorrect first aid practices.