Most common age group in our study is the productive and reproductive age when they are generally active and are exposed to hazardous situations both at home and at work. Patients below 20 years of age were 31% of all deaths. This study revealed that about 60% of the patients were aged between 21 and 40 years, whereas those aged over 40 years represented 9.73% of the all cases. , Epidemiological studies of morbidity and mortality are a prerequisite for effective burn prevention programs.Īge is one of the important epidemiological determinants for burn injuries. Burn injuries are globally responsible for about 5% of total mortality, and the overall global annual cost was estimated around 500 billion US dollars. In all societies which include those in the developed or in the developing countries, burns not only poses medical and psychological problems but also produces severe economic and social consequences on the victim's families and also on the society in general. Mortality was significantly associated with the age, sex of the burn victim, TBSA, agent, degree, and severity of the burn wound.īurn injuries occur universally and they have plagued mankind since antiquity till the present day. Septicemia as a cause of death was seen more in burn due to electricity, scalds and chemicals as compare with flames where it was 56.61%.Ī total of 1,619 patients with burn injuries were admitted in our hospital during the study period, of which 586 patients died. Neurogenic (26.96%) and hypovolemic shock (13.31%) were the other causes. More than half of the deaths (57.51%) were due to septicemia. Table 5: Lengths of hospital stay according to sex and percent age of body surface area It was statistically significant in females of age group 21-30 years (93.93% vs. Episodes of burn were 4.63 times common in female (82.25%) than in male (17.75%). Results: The mean age of patients was 22.66 years (range 1 m to 80 years). Analysis of data was done by using SPSS version 17 statistical software. Data were gathered from hospital records and entered in the excel sheet. A total of 586 patients were included in this study. Data were collected from all burn patients who admitted and died while on the treatment from 2004 to 2009. Materials and Methods: It was a retrospective study. Objective: To identify demographic and sociocultural factors, type, modes, causes and risk factors for burn injuries and their gender-wise association. Study to find out mortality pattern in burn patient was not carried out in this part of country. In previous studies, incidence, severity and deaths due to burn were found higher in young married women in India. Background: Burn injuries rank among the most severe types of injuries suffered by the human body with an attendant high mortality and morbidity rate.
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