International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Anas Abdulqader Fathuldeen
Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Awareness of First Aid in Different Burn Degrees and its Surgical and Psychiatric Aspects on Patients, in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Anas Abdulqader Fathuldeen, Farida Habib Khan, Ahmed Hamed Aljadani*, Duaa Nasser Almansour, Asma Mudhfi Alshammari, Mohammad Nahar Alshammari and Osamah Salem Alsaleh
Background: Burn injuries are one of the most traumatizing and damaging wounds. Causing considerable mortality, prolonged hospitalization, disfigurement, disability, often with resulting social stigma, rejection, psychiatric issues in long run. We aimed to assess the knowledge of general population on first aid and surgical intervention in different degrees of burns and psychiatric aspect on patients; so, the results of this study could help to manage burn injuries. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted in shopping malls of Hail KSA. Data was collected from the audience who attended Health Awareness Campaign on Burns between 15th of December 2019 and 15th of January 2020. Data was fed and analysed by using SPSS version 23. Results: Forty-se.. Read More»
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