Background: Burn is from the main causes of
death, and studies show that prevention is the best way to reduce deaths from
burns. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological burns, as well as
evaluating the relationship between different variables.
Methods: This cross-sectional study
performed on 335 patients, from September 2011 to March 2012 in Motahari
Hospital, Tehran. Information includes age, sex, total burn surface area (TBSA),
cause of burn, length of hospitalization, burn extent and death rate and
morbidity were extracted from patients' records.
Results: result showed that 78.6% of patients were male
and the rest female and 34 patients died. Also TBSA of 86.2% of patients was
less than 40%. In this study, explosions and scalds are the highest causes of
burns, respectively. Length of hospitalization varied from 1 to 105days and the
mean was 13 days.
Conclusion: Identifying factors influencing burns,
prevention and preventive education is important for control and reduce burns
