title: Epidemiology of paediatric burns in Lithuania: focus on a vulnerable population exposed to the risk of scalds at home without hot tap water supply.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the epidemiology of paediatric burns in Lithuania, identify the trends of burn occurrence, the vulnerable population and aetiology.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was based on all inclusive national information obtained from the National Health Insurance database for the period of 2001-2010. Information on the burns aetiology was collected in the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Heath Sciences Kauno Klinikos.
  
  
  RESULTS
  7146 children in the age group of 0-14 were hospitalized in Lithuania and constituted 44% of all admissions due to burns. The incidence among boys was 149.8 and among girls 99.9 per 100,000. The highest risk of burns was observed from 11 to 15 months of age. Scalding in 0-1 years age group composed 96% of all burns in this age group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children younger than 2 years of age are a vulnerable population of burns in Lithuania. Scalding was main cause of their burns. The aetiological subgroups of scalding were scalding with hot drinks/food and scalding with hot water meant for household. The major part of scalding with hot drinks was due to scalding with parents' drinks. Scalding with hot water meant for household is associated with the lack of hot water supply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-5009, Lithuania. Electronic address: dariuskubiliusmd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Darius
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kubilius
authors.affiliation: Lithuanian Cancer Registry, Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, P. Baublio 3B, Vilnius LT-08406, Lithuania. Electronic address: giedre.smailyte@vuoi.lt.
authors.forename: Giedrė
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smailytė
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-5009, Lithuania. Electronic address: inesa.rimdeikiene@kaunoklinikos.lt.
authors.forename: Inesa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rimdeikienė
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-5009, Lithuania. Electronic address: dalius.malcius@kaunoklinikos.lt.
authors.forename: Dalius
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malcius
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-5009, Lithuania. Electronic address: vkaikaris@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vygintas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kaikaris
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-5009, Lithuania. Electronic address: rytis.rimdeika@kaunoklinikos.lt.
authors.forename: Rytis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rimdeika
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D014881:Water Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Burns; Epidemiology; Paediatric; Prevention