PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gari, Abdulatif A.
AU  - Al-Ghamdi, Yahya A.
AU  - Qutbudden, Hamed S.
AU  - Alandonisi, Munzir M.
AU  - Mandili, Faisal A.
AU  - Sultan, Alaa
TI  - Pediatric burns in Western Saudi Arabia
DP  - 2012 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1106--1110
VI  - 33
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/33/10/1106.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/33/10/1106.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2012 Oct 01; 33
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To conduct a cross-sectional analysis of the demographical, etiological, clinical pattern, and the outcome of pediatric burn injuries.METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 459 pediatric burn patients admitted to Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia from January 2008 to December 2010 were evaluated using a structured questionnaire.RESULTS: The mean age was 5.97, and the male to female ratio was 1.5:1. The most common cause was scalding (81.7%). Approximately 92.8% of patients had burn injuries involving 25% of the total body surface area, or less. The mean hospital stay was 9.51 days. Approximately 92% of patients were treated conservatively.CONCLUSION: Toddlers are at high risk of having scald burns. We also noted the number of admissions is increasing every year. Therefore, an effective scientific based prevention program is required.