ABSTRACT
To study the demographical data of burn patients. This study was carried out in department of Plastic Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan from January 2002 to December 2003. Only admitted patients of either sex of age more than 12 years were included. Total 77 males and 65 females fulfilled the criteria. The mean age in males was 32.2 years and 24.4 years in females. Male to female ratio was 1: 1.18 respectively. Burns were common during winter season [42.2%] In 6% patients, suicidal burns were noted. 15% patients were homicidal cases. 79% patients had the burns accidentally. Stove burst [22%] was the major mechanism in females whereas in males, 18% had the direct flame injury. Kitchen [27%] was the commonest place in females. Housewives [35%] were most frequently affected. More married males [39%] were burnt as compared to 18% of the unmarried females. Inhalational injury was present in 23% patients. Males had average burns of 27.4% TBSA and females had 39.5% TBSA involvement. 18% of the deaths were among the males and 16% in females. Prevention is always the rule to be safe from burns but once it occurs, immediate and proper care should be given with aggressive treatment to minimize the post burn problems