Citation

Bataineh ZA, Al Quran TM, Al Balas H, Khammash MR. Int. J. Burns Trauma 2018; 8(1): 1-5.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Jordan University of Science and TechnologyIrbid, Jordan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, e-Century Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

29531853

Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, pattern of burn injury was not reported yet at our region, our hospital considered the only tertiary referral center with the only burn unit at the region since 2001 till date, a retrospective analysis of our computerized filing system recorded 527 burn patients between 2001-2016, mean age was 26 years; 1.27:1 was the male to female ratio, 79 patients were found to have major burns, 46% of admissions were below 20 years' age, 92% was at domestic site of affection and 65% due to flame burn followed by scald burn in about 23%. The limbs were the most affected body site, majority of patients were below 15% TBSA and partial thickness, 77 patients found to have inhalational injury. Our mean hospital stay was 16 days and mortality was 8.2%. Mortality was associated with high TBSA affection, depth and flame type. This study shows the pattern of burn at north of Jordan, preventive measures by education and observation will reduce the incidence of burn and its sequel, non-flammable cook plates and stoves will probably help in decrease burn morbidity and mortality.

Language: en

Keywords

Domestic flame burn; induction cook plates and non-flammable stoves; pattern of burns