Background: Burns continues to be a serious global public
health problem all over the world, especially in developing countries.
Materials and Methods: The age, gender, cause of injury, total body
surface area (TBSA) of the burn, complications, and mortality rate of
1,038 patients who were hospitalized in our burn center between January
1, 2010 and January 1, 2020 were analyzed. Results: It was found that
the burned surface area in boys had a higher surface than in girls. The
TBSA was <50% and the mortality rate was 0.2% for all
patients. Hot liquids, such as tea, hot milk, hot water, and oily food,
were the causes of burns in 84.7% of the patients. Hot objects, hot
melted nylon, hot tandoor and embers, and hot asphalt accounted for
7.7% of the burns. Flame burns caused 5.6% of the burns, 1.2 %
suffered from electrical burns, frostbite and other causes of burns
caused the burns in 0.8% of the patients.. Conclusions: It was found
that pediatric burns in our region occurred more often in boys, in
children under the age of three, in children of parents with low
education levels, and in children residing in rural areas. As the
etiological factors of burn injuries vary considerably in different
communities, careful study of the pattern in every community is needed
before a sound prevention program can be planned and implemented. Hence,
this study was conducted to assess the epidemiological, causes, risk
factors, and microbial profile of burn injuries and prevention
strategies in our region. Keywords: Burns, Pediatrics, Epidemiology,
Emergency medicine, microbial profile