Aim: Deaths resulted from burn injuries constitute a serious public health problem in developing countries. Deaths from burn injuries are usually seen secondary to accidents and more frequently occur in chidhood. In this study; we intended to indicate the features of childhood deaths resulted from burn injuries and the causes of burns in Diyarbakir city. Methods: The corpse examination and auto...

Burns commonly occur in children and their first aid remains inadequate despite burn prevention programmes. While scald injuries predominate, contact and flame burns remain common. Although typically less severe injuries overall than those in adults, hypertrophic scarring complicating both the burn wound and even donor sites occur more frequently in children. The heterogeneous nature of burn wo...

Dear Editor, Burns and trauma represent two of the most severe injuries that both developing and developed countries face today. Concomitant burn and traumatic injuries are significant in terms of disease burden and cost of treatment due to associated high morbidity and mortality. Existing literature for burn and traumatic injuries encompass injuries derived from terrorism, warfare, natural dis...

e ach year in the United States, burn injuries result in more than 500,000 hospital emergency department visits and approximately 50,000 acute admissions. Most burn injuries are relatively minor, and patients are discharged following outpatient treatment at the initial medical facility. Of the patients who require hospitalization, about 20,000 are admitted directly or by referral to hospitals w...

Burn injuries, a unique form of trauma which is sometimes avoidable,1 are categorized among the most severe injuries an individual can experience. 2,3 Burns represent a major health problem worldwide, with high mortality and morbidity,4-7 and economic loss, even with small burns.1,8 Causes, types and incidence of burns vary from one community to another and are influenced by age, sex, economic ...

Accidental injury due to burns is a serious and common, but preventable, occurrence in children. To analyze the characteristics of pediatric burns in the south of Liaoning province of China, a retrospective review was conducted of information, including general characteristics, demographics, etiology of burns, anatomical areas burned, and severity of injuries, obtained from medical records of p...

A burn injury is one of the most severe forms of trauma that can be sustained (National Burn Care Review Committee Report [NBCR], 2001). Burns and scalds can have a wide variety of causes such as thermal, mechanical, chemical, electrical or radiation, but all will involve coagulative destruction of the skin (Rawlins, 2011). About 250,000 people sustain burn injuries in the UK every year; 175,00...

Burn injuries are a huge public health issue for children throughout the world, with the majority occurring in developing countries. Burn injuries can leave a pediatric patient with severely debilitating and deforming contractures, which can lead to significant disability when left untreated. Rehabilitation is an essential and integral part of pediatric burn treatment. The aim of this article w...

BACKGROUND Burn injuries are considered one of the most preventable public health issue among children; however, are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in Iran. The aim of this study was to assess individual-level predictors of severe burn injuries among children leading to hospitalization, in East Azerbaijan Province, in North-West of Iran. METHODS The study was conducted through...