TY - JOUR
T1 - Administration of Burns First Aid Treatment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in community settings
AU - Coombes, Julieann
AU - Möeller, Holger
AU - Fraser, Sarah
AU - Williams, Hayley
AU - Hunter, Kate
AU - Ivers, Rebecca
AU - Holland, Andrew JA
AU - Mackean, Tamara
AU - Sharpe, Patrick
AU - Ryder, Courtney
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Objective: This paper investigates Burn First Aid Treatment (BFAT) provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia at the scene of injury using data from a population-based cohort study. Study Design: The participants were 208 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged < 16 years who sustained a burns injury between 2015–2018, and their carers. The primary outcome measure was gold standard BFAT, (defined as at least 20 min of cool, running water within 3 h of the injury); additional measures included type of first aid, length of first aid provided, and carer's knowledge of first aid. Results: Of the 208 caregivers, 168 provided open-ended responses that indicated first aid was applied to their child; however, only 34 received gold standard BFAT at the scene of the injury, 110 did not receive correct BFAT, and 24 were unsure what first aid was applied. Conclusion: This study highlights an important need for communities to have access to appropriate evidence-based and co-designed BFAT education and training.
AB - Objective: This paper investigates Burn First Aid Treatment (BFAT) provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia at the scene of injury using data from a population-based cohort study. Study Design: The participants were 208 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged < 16 years who sustained a burns injury between 2015–2018, and their carers. The primary outcome measure was gold standard BFAT, (defined as at least 20 min of cool, running water within 3 h of the injury); additional measures included type of first aid, length of first aid provided, and carer's knowledge of first aid. Results: Of the 208 caregivers, 168 provided open-ended responses that indicated first aid was applied to their child; however, only 34 received gold standard BFAT at the scene of the injury, 110 did not receive correct BFAT, and 24 were unsure what first aid was applied. Conclusion: This study highlights an important need for communities to have access to appropriate evidence-based and co-designed BFAT education and training.
KW - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
KW - Burns
KW - Children
KW - First Aid
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85204700423&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1059038
U2 - 10.1016/j.burns.2024.07.023
DO - 10.1016/j.burns.2024.07.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85204700423
SN - 0305-4179
VL - 50
JO - Burns
JF - Burns
IS - 9
M1 - 107219
ER -