Characteristics of Burns Patients in Babylon Province a Survey Study (2014-2016)

Abstract

Civilian burns in Babylon is wide spread, increasing infrequency and related to financial domestic hardship. The current statistical study aims to highlight the extent of burnsamong adult patients in Babylon province. Methodology: The sample was collected through a comprehensive review of burn unit records at AlJaumhory Teaching Hospital which represents all burn cases in Hella city during the years of (2014-2016). It recorded (325) burn case (163) were male, and (162) were female their ages ranged between (15 - 25) years old in the period from 2014 to 2015, while (255) case recorded from 2015-2016, the total for two years were (580).

Results: Result indicated a high percent in burn patients aged (15-20) years old, this represent (69%), where the percentage of male were more than females by(54%). Scalding is the main cause of burn by a percentage of (67%), as for flame burns by percentage of (32%). Lower extremities represented (32%) and they were the most affected area of the body, while length of stay in burn unit were about (5 – 25) days which represented (55%) of the study sample.

The highest percentage for the cause of death which resulted from electric burns, were (195) between the age group (15-25) during the years 2015, 2016.

Recommendation: A health education in home by media concerning burn were one of the recommendations of this study. In fact, such programme can be evaluated on the long run. A privileged positive position offered by family and doctors have been influence on mothers and families and try to motivate them. (Brochures) should be distributed to families.