A study based in Uttar Pradesh found that institutional neglect, low resource facilities, excessive workload and systemic failures are some reasons that provide discriminatory and low quality care to burnt patients. This can cause emotional, physical and psychological damage, especially for patients who are clearly or disabled and who are from the disadvantaged background.
Pratishtha Singh of George Institute for Global Health said, “Burned people, especially women and poor people, are blamed and are isolated and have to face neglect in hospitals. Also, highly working and low-aided healthcare workers are struggling with burnouts, which can cause unknown behavior but harmful behavior towards patients.
Singh said, “addressing both the patient’s experiences and system challenges is the key to creating kind and fair burn care.” Burns is a major public health problem. Worldwide, around the world, there are about 180,000 deaths every year, the most burden in low and medium-income countries. The highest burden in India is about 2.1 million burn injuries, 25,000 deaths and more than 1.4 million disability-reflective life year (daly) every year.
Research published in colleague-secure journal Burns also proposed a set of policy and practice recommendations to remove these deficiencies. In the recommendations, the staminating stigma to burning for healthcare providers, to start structured training and counseling on burn, patient-focused care and mental health assistance; The aspects of recovery from burning include updating medical and nursing courses.
The team also suggested strengthening hospital-based support systems including mental health services and rehabilitation routes, especially in public facilities; And suggested developing and implementing anti -discrimination policies by including government departments, legal aid services and several stakeholders including civil society.
