ABSTRACT
In tribal part of central India burn remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Burn management is carried out in conventional manner in most places. The study carried out at Chhatisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur was Intended to evaluate the efficacy and outcome of 0.5% gentian violet paint local application over conventional dressing treatment of burn wound. The study encompasses 400 patients of burn of varied aetiology admitted in burn ward whose total body surface area of burn was 15% to 50%. The patients receiving conventional treatment were in group I (n=200), and those with gentian violet paint local application formed group II (n= 200). Although, fibrosis of the burn wound, hypertrophic scar were slightly higher in second group it was observed gentian violet paint local application, healed it in 6-8 weeks without severe sepsis and need for skin grafting. From the study it can be concluded that markedly inexpensive gentian violet paint is an useful alternative, for burn wound management.
Subject(s)
Burns/drug therapy , Gentian Violet/administration & dosage , Wound Healing/drug effects , Administration, Topical , Adolescent , Adult , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/administration & dosage , Child , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Prospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Young AdultABSTRACT
Blast lung is a clinical condition which is characterised by respiratory difficulty and hypoxia without obvious external injury to the chest in bomb blast cases. Two patients of the bomb blast episode were brought at emergency department at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur in a state of shock. After proper wound care, resuscitation and investigation both the cases proved to be that of blast lung. In bomb blast cases although there might not be any external injury over chest wall, it will be sensible to rule out blast lung in all cases with the help of computerised tomography.
