BACKGROUND To prevent burn injuries it is vital to have sound information on predictors of its occurrence in different settings. Ardabil Province is the coldest province of Iran with high burden of burn injuries. The aim of this study was to determine the household related predictors of unintentional burns in Ardabil Province located at North-West of Iran. METHODS The study was conducted thro...

Burn patients experience anxiety and pain in the course of their injury, treatment, and recovery. Hence, treatment of anxiety and pain is paramount after burn injury. Children, in particular, pose challenges in anxiety and pain management due to their unique physiologic, psychologic, and anatomic status. Burn injuries further complicate pain management and sedation as such injuries can have eff...

Primus stoves account for a large proportion of burn injuries in the developing world. The mechanism of these injuries is closely linked with factors relating to stove design, fuel characteristics and the socioeconomic profile of victims. We review the current literature on these injuries with particular attention to the injury mechanisms and epidemiological data available. We additionally summ...

Burn injury is a leading cause of life-threatening trauma worldwide, affecting more than 450,000 Americans each year, and is associated with an average mortality rate of 0.8%. Patients with an increased risk of death from burn injuries include elderly patients and patients with large burns or inhalation injury. Providing optimal care for patients with major burn injuries requires the coordinate...

Electrical injuries are uncommon, comprising 10% of our regional burn center admissions during a 9-year period. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, type, and location of occupation-related electrical injuries in an attempt to focus our injury prevention and outreach efforts. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with electrical injuries admitted to ou...

The management of blast-related burn injuries is complex due to the nature of the mechanism involved. Most studies have been conducted in the Middle East, where patients were victims of war or terror attacks. These patients were managed mostly in a military medical setting, better equipped with a protocol-driven philosophy to cope with polytrauma and concurrent burns.1,2 There is limited Englis...

Approximately 1.25 million individuals sustain burn injuries annually in the United States. Pain is frequent in patients with burn injuries and is often refractory to pharmacotherapy. We report quantitative sensory data from five subjects who sustained external thermal injuries to their limb(s) 8 weeks to 11 years previously, demonstrating reduced thermal pain thresholds in regions outside the ...

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a naturally occurring gaseous transmitter, which is important in normal physiology and disease. In the present study, the involvement of H2S in the regulation of the immune response induced by burn injury was investigated in mice. Adult male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to burn injuries and treated with vehicle (0.9% sodium chloride, NaCl; 100 ml/kg body weight; subcuta...

BACKGROUND Electrical burns are quite different from thermal and chemical burns. This study is from a centre which deals with job related electric burn injuries alone and thus can give a pure account of the electric burns and discuss the related peculiarities. Study aims to highlight the differences in the mechanism of electric burn injury, its mode of presentation, morbidity, complications and...

Alcohol-related burn injuries carry significant mortality and morbidity rates. Flaming alcoholic beverages served in trendy bars and clubs are becoming increasingly popular. The dangers associated with an ignited alcoholic drink are often underestimated by party goers whose risk assessment ability is already impaired by heavy alcohol consumption. The authors present two cases demonstrating the ...