Socio-Demographic Profile among Burn-Victims: A Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital, Agra

Abstract

Burns is a global public health problem, accounting for an estimated 1,80,000 deaths annually. In India, over 10 Lakh people are  moderately or severely burnt every year. So the need to do socio-demographical profiling of these cases time to time so that it can be  used in the prevention of such cases by knowing its trends in the area and improving treatment facilities. The present study is aimed to  identify and compare the socio-demographical profile of patients presenting with burn injuries to the Emergency ward of S.N.  Medical College, Agra. This study is a record-based cross-sectional study, conducted from January 2019 to December 2019. Data  related to name, age, sex, marital status, place of residence, type of burn injury, was collected from records and were analysed to  know the current trends of burn injuries in the region. Out of a total 26346 patients were admitted in the emergency department of S.  N. Medical College, Agra during the period from January 2019 to December 2019. Out of which a total of 141 victims of burn injuries  were admitted in the Emergency ward, and their medico legal examination was done. Most of the burn victims belonged to age group  of 21-40, married, female, of rural area. Most of the burn cases were from flame or dry heat. .