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Investigation of the Prevalence of Burn Causes in Patients Admitted to Ayatollah Taleghani Educational and Medical Center in Ahvaz
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A Mohajarian    , M Poladzadeh , A Rafati Navaei * , S Hesam , F Farhadi |
| 1.Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, I.R.Iran. , ali_rafaty@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (13 Views) |
Background and Objective: Burns are serious physical injuries that can lead to severe local and systemic problems. The present study investigated the various causes of burns in patients referred to Taleghani Hospital in 2023.
Methods: After obtaining ethical approval, this retrospective study was conducted using file reading in Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital in Ahvaz. The required data, including age, gender, type, degree, extent of burn, and its consequences, were collected using a standard checklist. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 23 software.
Findings: In the present study, the files of 812 patients with a mean age of 30.71 years with burns were examined. 45.6% of the patients were female and 54.4% were male. In terms of burn degree, 65.3% of the patients had 3rd degree burns. The most common burn extent was between 10%-20% with 27.8%, the predominant type of burn was thermal burn with 88.5%. Finally, 68.8% of patients were discharged and 18.1% died. Rice water burns with a frequency of 156 cases (19.2%) and gasoline burns with 143 cases (17.6%) were the most common causes of burns, followed by gas burns with 131 cases (16.1%), other causes of burns included electricity (7.6%), thinner (9.9%), and pressure cooker explosion heat (5.5%). Burns caused by rice water (19.2%), boiling water (3.6%), fire (3.6%), and electric heater (5.0%) all led to patient discharge.
Conclusion: Patients with gasoline burns had the highest death rate and patients with rice water burns had the highest discharge rate. Burns caused by rice water and gasoline differed significantly in degree and extent, with gasoline burns being seen in higher degrees and greater extent.
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| Keywords: Burn Degree, Clearance Rate, Burn Injuries. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Emergency Medicine
Received: 2025/05/9 | Accepted: 2025/07/15
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