Emergency (Tehran, Iran)
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Emergency (Tehran, Iran) · Jan 2014
A Retrospective Analysis of the Burn Injury Patients Records in the Emergency Department, an Epidemiologic Study.
Burns can be very destructive, and severely endanger the health and lives of humans. It maybe cause disability and even psychological trauma in individuals. . Such an event can also lead to economic burden on victim's families and society. The aim of our study is to evaluate epidemiology and outcome of burn patients referring to emergency department. ⋯ This study revealed the most frequent burns are encountered in the age group of 0-6 years, percentage of <10%, second degree, upper extremities, indoor, and scalding from hot liquids. Increasing ESI severity, intentional burn, referring from other hospitals or clinics, and the percentage of burn were independent predictive factors for hospitalization.