• Amal Sharaf, Melissa Bautista, Lauren Taylor, and Sharmila Jivan.
• Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Pinderfields Hospital, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, United Kingdom. Electronic address: amal.sharaf@nhs.net.
• Burns. 2020 Sep 1; 46 (6): 1432-1435.

AbstractOur aim was to describe the epidemiology of isolated adult lower limb burns presenting to the Pinderfields Regional Burns Centre, Wakefield, United Kingdom between 2003 and 2018. Data was obtained using our local records of the international Burn Injury Database (iBID). 6059 patients were treated in our department during this period. 18.7% presented with isolated lower limb burns (n = 1133). 65.4% of patients were male (n = 741). Scald was the most common mechanism of injury. Work-related burns accounted for 23.4% of the injuries (n = 265). 36% of patients were admitted (n = 408), and 11.7% underwent surgical intervention (n = 133). Isolated lower limb burns are common in patients in the working age group. Work-related injuries are preventable. Targeted education to highlight the risks, reduce the incidence, and improve awareness of first aid measures are recommended.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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