Health Care : Current Reviews

Burns in Jammu: Retrospective analysis from a regional centre

3^rd Indo-Global Summit & Expo on Healthcare

October 05-07, 2015 New Delhi, India

Amir Parray

Government Medical College, India

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Abstract:

Background: Despite clinical, socio-political and academic interest, little is known about the incidence and demographic characteristics of patients with major burns in India. Objectives: To identify and analyze the demographic and socio-cultural aspects of burn patients and various etiological factors causing burns in Jammu province and to suggest measures to prevent and reduce their incidence. Materials & Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on 2230 burn patients over a 17 year period from January 1994 to September 2010 who were admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, India. The patients were analyzed for epidiomology data, risk factors, cause and outcome of burns. Results: Sixty percent (1333) were females with a Male: Female ratio of 1:1.67. Eighty one percent (1811) were adults greater than 15 years, of whom 57% (1268) were aged between 21 and 40 years. Eighty one percent (1684) of patients were Hindus. Flame burns were the most common in adults 83% (1510) and scalds most common in children (0-10 years) 55% (144). Fifty three percent (1046) patients had extensive burns involving 41% or more of their body surface area with 33% (738) having burns involving greater than 60% body surface area (BSA). The overall mortality rate was 45% (1011). It was 73% (733) in females and 27% (278) in males. Mortality increased directly in proportion to increase in the TBSA burnt. Conclusions: In Jammu region burns are a major public health problem in females with 73% of females with burn injury dying.

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Email: aamirparrrray@gmail.com