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Psychotraumatism in Burning Accident Victims: About 50 Patients at the Abidjan Burns Center

Received: 20 July 2021     Accepted: 10 August 2021     Published: 30 September 2021
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Among the potentially traumatic events, burn accidents have the particularity of damaging the physical integrity of the victims while leaving psychological scars. The objective of this study is to investigate the attribution of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the presence of extensive body burn. This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study that took place from May to August 2017 and which involved (50) fifty patients labeled severe burns. The burns were second degree superficial (63.50%) and affected between 1 and 10% of the body surface in 72% of cases. The event appealed to a sense of horror at the mention (28%). Post-traumatic stress disorder was found in 6% of victims. The chi-square test found a significant dependence with a P-value of 0.0043 between the PTSD score and the body surface area burned. The extent of the burn injuries in the victims, in addition to reflecting the severity of the accident, is a risk factor associated with the occurrence of psychotrauma. In a dual preventive and therapeutic approach, psychotraumatological follow-up should be offered to any major burn victim.

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 9, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajpn.20210903.22
Page(s) 143-146
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Keywords

Burns Accidents, Major Burns, PCLS Score, Psychotrauma, Abidjan

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    Ahounou Etobo Innocent, Traore Brahim Samuel, Aka Rita Ahou, Djo Bi Djo François, Gonce Dion Aristide, et al. (2021). Psychotraumatism in Burning Accident Victims: About 50 Patients at the Abidjan Burns Center. American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 9(3), 143-146. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajpn.20210903.22

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    Ahounou Etobo Innocent; Traore Brahim Samuel; Aka Rita Ahou; Djo Bi Djo François; Gonce Dion Aristide, et al. Psychotraumatism in Burning Accident Victims: About 50 Patients at the Abidjan Burns Center. Am. J. Psychiatry Neurosci. 2021, 9(3), 143-146. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20210903.22

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    Ahounou Etobo Innocent, Traore Brahim Samuel, Aka Rita Ahou, Djo Bi Djo François, Gonce Dion Aristide, et al. Psychotraumatism in Burning Accident Victims: About 50 Patients at the Abidjan Burns Center. Am J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2021;9(3):143-146. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20210903.22

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  • Nervous System Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Department, Medical Sciences Training and Research Unit, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Abidjan University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  • Nervous System Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Department, Medical Sciences Training and Research Unit, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Abidjan University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  • Nervous System Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Department, Medical Sciences Training and Research Unit, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Abidjan University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  • Abidjan Hospitals Intern (Ivory Coast), Addictology and Mental Hygiene Service - National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Abidjan, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  • Nervous System Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Department, Medical Sciences Training and Research Unit, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Abidjan University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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