Mortality Associated with Burn Injuries: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study from Latur, Maharashtra

Abstract

Introduction: Since From centuries, burn injuries are the major cause for human suffering and deaths. They are one of the oldest types of injuries that man knows, causing mortality and morbidity in humans time to time. Methodology:This observational cross sectional study was conducted for period of one year started from July 2012 to June 2013 in burn ward of Govt. Medical College, Latur. Out of 302 patients admitted, 137 (45.36%) were died because of various degree burn injuries. Results: 73.72% females were died because of the burn whereas males were only 26.28%. The male to female ratio was 1:2.81. 63.50% of burn deaths were from rural area. 80.29% burn victims were married. 96.35% of burns were caused because of flames. ≥80% TBSA burn was found in 53.47% female patients as compared to 38.89% male patients. Conclusion: Burn injuries are preventable through awareness in people specially in reproductive age group women’s in which most of the cases were because of accidental burn while working in kitchen.Therefore proper educational and aggressive prevention program is needed to reduce the burden.

Keywords

• Mortality
• burn injury
• accidental burn