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The AAPS 103rd Annual Meeting 2025
May 24-27, 2025 | Austin, Texas
D70
Far Out: Evaluating The Impact Of Distance On Acute Burn Outcomes
Poster Presenter
Part of Topic
Education/Practice Management/Other
Background:
Burn centers are disproportionately concentrated in urban areas, threatening to produce health disparities among rural patients.
Delays in treatment can lead to longer hospital stays, higher risk of complications, delayed wound healing, and increased mortality.
Existing racial disparities in burn outcomes are well documented. A recent study found Black patients had the highest mortality rates, American Indian/Alaskan Native patients faced more complications, and all minoritized groups had longer hospital stays than White patients.
Aims:
Assess the effect of patients’ distance from the nearest burn center on acute burn outcomes
Explore the association between race and distance from the burn center
Methods:
The lack of association between acute burn outcomes and distance may be attributed to rapid and effective stabilization and transportation of patients.
Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders lived significantly farther than any other group, which may indicate a lack of access to healthcare among this population
The institution where this study was conducted is in an urban area, and according to the ABA, the closest burn center to ours is a 10-minute drive away. Beyond that, the next closest is in a different state.
Conclusions:
Efforts in this area should be geared towards telemedicine for remote consultations and more robust community education on the treatment of acute burns, especially for those without access to care.