Journal of Global Medical Education and Research

Burns scarring is a major problem who recovers from burn injury. Hypertrophic scars can severely impair the degree of function, including job and day-to-day activities. The use of pressure garment therapy (PGT) is a common method of preventing and treating hypertrophic scarring which is followed worldwide. In this study, we aim to compile and evaluate research on PGT's effectiveness in treating post-burn hypertrophic scars

A common treatment for both acute and chronic wounds is negative pressure wound therapy. NPWT is recommended for a range of difficult wounds, and certain research support its usage in specific burn care procedures. Even though more study is required to fully understand the advantages for burns, NPWT has shown promise as a dressing that supports skin grafts, encourages the integration of laminate dermal substitutes, encourages the re-epithelialization of skin graft donor sites, and may even lessen the zone of stasis. Based on indication/application, this article analyses the literature on NPWT in burns and discusses our experience with modified NPWT for major burns

Abstract
Diarrhoea can be defined as the passage of loose stools, three times or more in a day, with an increased frequency of bowel movements. It is mainly affecting the poor because of a lack of poor sanitation and water hygiene. With proper education about sanitation and hygiene, through demonstrations and educational interventions, adolescents can practise these precautionary measures at home and prevent themselves from these frequent infections.
Aim: To provide awareness and education to the adolescents in the Mysuru district and to assess the effectiveness of this diarrhoea awareness campaign in the adolescents in Mysuru district.

Methods: Community-based intervention study. In a duration of three months, 3 schools were covered in the field practice area of JSS urban health centre, Medhar block and JSS high school bannimantap. The sessions had presentations, live demonstrations and informative brochures on hygiene and ORS. Pre and post-validated questionnaires were given to assess children’s knowledge. The sample size is 119.
Results: We found that post the intervention there was a significant increase in the knowledge among the adolescents. There was a significant association between socio-demographic factors like religion, type of drain, type of family, and source of water for cooking and household purposes.
Conclusion: We can conclude from the above study that intervention campaigns like the above are one of the most simplest and effective ways to spread health awareness among adolescents. With targeted groups and by combining components of health we can make significant progress in increasing the health status of the community

Scald burns are one of the most common types of burn injuries  worldwide. Scalds are a form of thermal burns resulting from contact of the skin with moist heat or heated fluids such as boiling water or steam. Usually, in scald burns, the epidermis or a part of the dermis is mostly affected. Hence most scalds are considered first or second degree burns. The primary aim of the management of burns is to ensure adequate wound coverage. While wound irrigation, debridement, and local wound care may be sufficient for managing superficial burns (involving the epidermis and superficial dermal layer), deep burns (involving the deep dermal layer and other structures deeper to it) require tangential excision and skin grafting. If performed early it is associated with better outcomes in terms of reduced infection risk and hastened wound healing.

In this article, we see how tangential excision and skin grafting improved the clinical outcome in a 42 year old female who presented with scald burns involving both her lower limbs, comprising about 30% of the body surface.