Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. We first aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and clinical pattern of hospitalized paediatric burn patients in Sarajevo Canton.
Second, we aimed to determine the targets for the paediatric burn prevention program. This descriptive retrospective study was carried out to analyse the demographic, etiologic and clinical data of 73 hospitalized paediatric burn patients in Sarajevo Canton over a 5-year period from January 1, to December 31, The differences between various groups were evaluated using the chisquare test.
During the course of the study, 73 paediatric burns 37 boys and 36 girls; ratio The overall mean age was 3. The mean total body surface area burned was 8. The most common causes of burns in children were scald injuries No children were found to have burns caused by chemicals or electricity. A total of Although the most burns were recorded in the spring months Average length of hospital stay LOS was The findings of the current study revealed that the main cause of paediatric burns was scald occurring at home.
These data can contribute to the development of a prevention program to protect the paediatric population from burns. Keywords: paediatric burns, epidemiological characteristics, outcome, prevention.
Burn injuries and their sequelae are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in the paediatric population. Information obtained from the analysis of epidemiological parameters of paediatric burn patients and risk factors for burns may contribute to the development of effective prevention programs for childhood burns.
