Characteristics of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department and Urgent Care for Treatment of Sunburn

Fan Di Xia; Mary Fuhlbrigge; Michael Waul; Cara Joyce; Arash Mostaghimi

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1874

Characteristics of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department and Urgent Care for Treatment of Sunburn

JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Sep 1;153(9):934-935. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1874.

Authors

Fan Di Xia¹, Mary Fuhlbrigge², Michael Waul³, Cara Joyce⁴, Arash Mostaghimi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the demographics and characteristics of patients seen at the emergency department or urgent care clinic for sunburn treatment at 2 major hospitals over a 15-year period.

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen / therapeutic use*
Adult
Ambulatory Care / standards*
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Massachusetts / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Ointments / therapeutic use*
Retrospective Studies
Sunburn / drug therapy*
Sunburn / epidemiology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Ointments
Acetaminophen