“Tandır”: an old and well known cause of burn injury in the Middle East

A comparison of the morbidity and mortality of tandir burns and non-tandir burns: experience in two centers

“…[4] Similarly, another study carried out in our region reported that, of the 15 tandir burn cases, seven affected children under the age of eight. [13] A study carried out by Bekerecioğlu et al, [3] in the region where the second center of our study is located, also indicated that most of the tandir burns occurred among children. Tandir burns are more frequently encountered in women and children, because bread baking is a job typically carried out by women, and small children are usually with the women (generally their mothers).…”

“…In developed countries, all these agents cause burns with variable severity, but their late results include late-stage deformities and can, in general, be predicted. [3] The etiological factors of burn injuries vary in different countries. The "tandir", an in-ground oven used especially in eastern Turkey for baking bread, is another important cause of burns.…”

“…Tandir burns, due to the characteristics of the tandir, are burns with large surface areas. [3,4] Therefore, it may be reasoned that their morbidity is high, but there are no studies in the literature on this point.…”

A retrospective analysis of 2713 hospitalized burn patients in a burns centre in Turkey

“…In developed countries, all of these agents cause burns of variable severity, but late-stage deformities can, in general, be predicted. [1] However, the incidence and causes of burn trauma are di- …”

Impact of para-neurologic and para-mental premorbidities on burn injury patients

“…[17,18] In the literature, 42% of injuries are associated with cooking, which is also more common among females because of their domestic responsibilities. [19][20][21] In most of our cases, the injuries occurred during bathing. Use of different types of boilers is common in Turkey.…”