TY - JOUR T1 - Epidemiology of infant burn in Eastern Saudi Arabia JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 324 LP - 327 DO - 10.15537/smj.2015.3.10683 VL - 36 IS - 3 AU - Abdulla K. Alsalman AU - Emran A. Algadiem AU - Maysaa A. Alalwan AU - Tarek S. Farag Y1 - 2015/03/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/3/324.abstract N2 - Objectives: To identify the epidemiology, pattern, outcome, and impact of infant burns in Eastern Saudi Arabia.Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of admitted infants charts over 4 years (2008-2013) at the Burn Unit of King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The charts were reviewed for age, gender, etiology, site of injury, total body surface area (TBSA), depth of burn, hospital stay, and discharge status.Results: The total number of admissions to the Burn Unit was 510 cases. Out of these cases, 84 were infants, constituting 16.5% of total admissions. Scald burn was the most common etiology affecting 73 infants (86.9%). The highest percentage of total body surface area was between 5-10%, which occurred in 41 infants (48.8%). The average hospital stay was 10 days. No infant mortality was reported during this period.Conclusion: The prevalence of burns among infants in our hospital is high, and preventive measures must be implemented to decrease the occurrence of burns in this age group. ER -