Ahmadijouybari Touraj, Najafi Farid, Moradinazar Mehdi, Karami-matin Behzad, Karami-matin Reza, Ataie Maria, Hatami Masoumeh, Purghorbani Samira, Amee Vahid
School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Email:
J Inj Violence Res. 2014 Jan;6(1):31-6. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v6i1.276. Epub 2013 Jul 6.
Burns are among the most common injuries affecting a great number of people worldwide annually. In Iran, especially in its western region and in Kermanshah province, burns have a relatively high incidence. The present study was aimed at investigating epidemiological characteristics in Western Iran.
Within a cross-sectional study, the data on all patients attending the Burns Center at Imam Khomeini Hospital (Kermanshah, Iran) during 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 (24 months) were collected. Then, age, gender, cause of burns, total body surface area, and time of the occurrence were extracted from the hospital records. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package (Version 19, for Windows). We used chi-squared test when we compared the categorical responses between two or more groups. For comparing means between two groups we used t-test. In addition, trends were investigated using linear regression.
Overall 13,248 people were referred to the Burns Center at Imam Khomeini Hospital (Kermanshah, Iran) during the period of study, including 328 cases of self-immolation. The mean age of the patients was 27±19 years and 29±13 years for unintentional burns and self-immolation respectively. Out of the total number of unintentional cases, 6,519 (50.5%) were men, while the corresponding percentage of men among the self-immolation cases was 16.6% (p less than 0.001). Trends in the number of cases were cyclic, with the highest and lowest number of burns cases being in March and May. Overall, hot liquids and flammable materials were the two most important causes of unintentional burns. However, flammable materials were the main cause of burns among self-immolation cases. During hospital admission, 168 (51%) self-immolation victims and 43 (0.33%) unintentional burn victims died.
While major preventive measures are not adequately used in developing countries, burns and their burden can be significantly reduced by increasing public awareness and by applying simple preventive measures.
烧伤是全球每年影响大量人群的最常见伤害之一。在伊朗，尤其是西部地区和克尔曼沙阿省，烧伤发病率相对较高。本研究旨在调查伊朗西部的流行病学特征。
在一项横断面研究中，收集了2010 - 2011年和2011 - 2012年（24个月）期间在伊朗克尔曼沙阿伊玛目霍梅尼医院烧伤中心就诊的所有患者的数据。然后，从医院记录中提取年龄、性别、烧伤原因、全身表面积和发生时间。使用SPSS统计软件包（Windows版，第19版）对数据进行分析。在比较两组或多组之间的分类反应时，我们使用卡方检验。在比较两组之间的均值时，我们使用t检验。此外，使用线性回归研究趋势。
在研究期间，共有13248人被转诊至伊朗克尔曼沙阿伊玛目霍梅尼医院烧伤中心，其中包括328例自焚病例。意外烧伤患者的平均年龄为27±19岁，自焚患者的平均年龄为29±13岁。在所有意外病例中，6519例（50.5%）为男性，而自焚病例中男性的相应比例为16.6%（p小于0.001）。病例数量呈周期性趋势，烧伤病例数最高和最低的月份分别是3月和5月。总体而言，热液和易燃材料是意外烧伤的两个最重要原因。然而，易燃材料是自焚病例中烧伤的主要原因。在住院期间，168例（51%）自焚受害者和43例（0.33%）意外烧伤受害者死亡。
虽然发展中国家没有充分采取主要预防措施，但通过提高公众意识和应用简单的预防措施，可以显著减轻烧伤及其负担。
