TY - JOUR T1 - Pediatric burns in Western Saudi Arabia JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1106 LP - 1110 VL - 33 IS - 10 AU - Abdulatif A. Gari AU - Yahya A. Al-Ghamdi AU - Hamed S. Qutbudden AU - Munzir M. Alandonisi AU - Faisal A. Mandili AU - Alaa Sultan Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/33/10/1106.abstract N2 - 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. ER -