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Assessment for Common Causes of Burn Injuries Patients at Al-Imam Al-Sadiq Hospital Wefaqq Mahdi Hadi; Shatha Saadi Mohammad
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15473

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Background: Burn injury remain one of the commonest forms of injury and account for a significantproportion of trauma cases in hospital emergencies worldwide. In the United States, up to 1.2 millionpeople experience burn injuries each year.However, continue to cause devastating morbidity and significantmortality.Methodology: A descriptive analytic study design is carried out to explore the common causes of burninjuries among patient which conducted at AL-Imam AL-Sadiq Hospital for the period (15/1/2020-15/3/2020). Non-probability Convenient sample consisted of (50) patients who admitted to the Burn Centeris selected through the used probability sample approach.Result: (50) subject who participated in this study their age ranged from (20-29) years old and constituted(40.0%) of the study sample. Concerning gender, most burned participants were female, which composed(78.0%) and lives in urban areas (60.0%) out total number. Twenty-eight percent were primary schoolgraduated and sixty six were married they work as students.Conclusion: common causes of burn as maximum incidence of burn injury seen in females in adult agegroup from (20-29) years old and lives in urban area. Most burned patients were primary school graduatedand they were married and were burned by flame with moderate in severity.Recommendation: Development of strategy for burn prevention by the Ministry of Health because it isbetter way that makes people more aware and cautious when dealing with risks and preventing as much aspossible exposure to risks and injuries.