Abstract
Introduction: Burn injury is a unique trauma with life-threatening events and high morbidity. Burn
injury has been identified as an important public health problem.
Objectives: The present study aimed to characterize the epidemiological aspects of burn injuries in
patients attended as outpatient or inpatients in an Iranian referral center.
Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study retrospectively reviewed 1000 records of burn
injuries including 890 outpatient records and 110 inpatient cases. The study checklist was completed
by reviewing the baseline characteristics including demographic data and the information on burning
injuries.
Results: Half of the patients in both outpatient and inpatient groups (52.1% and 55.6% respectively)
were in the age range of 20 to 50 years. Regarding gender, 55.1% in the first group and 31.0% in the
inpatient group were male. In patients who attended as outpatient, the most common majority of burn
injuries were categorized in second-degree burnings that mostly occurred at home. The most frequent
zones of the body suffered from burning include upper and lower extremities.
Conclusion: The efficiency of our findings can create opportunities for reducing prevalence of
burning and also to control potential risk factors for burning leading to decrease in costs of burning
management.