ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to delineate epidemiological aspects related to patients treated in the burn sector of the Evangelical Mackenzie University Hospital, admitted in 2017.
Method: Data was obtained from the registry of patients entering the burn sector with 4.398 patients. Patients were analyzed by gender, age, causes of the burns and months of greater occurrence.
Results: A prevalence of care was observed in female patients. Of all visits, 2.361 (53.8%) were female and 2.031 (46.2%) were male patients that entered the service. A total of 391 (8.89%) hospitalizations were necessary among children and adults. Regarding the etiological factors, it was possible to observe a greater number of burns caused by scalds.
Conclusions: The study showed a correspondence of the profile of burns when compared to other services, emphasizing the importance of greater population education for the prevention of burns, mainly in order to combat negligence with children.
Keywords: Burns; Epidemiology; Burn units; Statistics; Accident prevention