Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 4 2018 04 23 584 590 Jafar KAZEMZADEH Dept. of Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Reza VAGHARDOOST Burn Research Center & Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mostafa DAHMARDEHEI Burn Research Center & Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Soheila RABIEPOOR Reproductive Health Research Center & Midwifery Dept., Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Ramyar FARZAN Dept. of Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Ali ASGHAR KHEIRI Dept. of Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran Rahman KHOSRAVY Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran 2018 04 23 2018 04 23 Background: Burn injuries are considered an important preventable cause of injuries in children, and it still produces significant death in Iran. This study investigated the causes and severity of burns in patients. Methods: This study was retrospective descriptive study of children-burn injury in a referral Burn Care Center in Tehran, Iran during a ten-year period since 2005 to 2014. Data collection have been facilitated by using a specially designed checklist. The subjects included 1717 consecutive patients with various causes of burn injury. Data were analyzed applying descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Chi-square. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: The patients’ mean age was 4.11 ± 3.42 yr. The mean hospitalization period was 11.15 ± 8.37 d. The grade of burn was 2 in 1292 (75.2%) patients. Among the children-burn patients, 59.9% suffered from <20% of total body surface area burn. Most affected part of the body was trunk 762 (44.4%). Overall, 1256 patients (73.2%) suffered from hot liquid burns. Burns mortality rate for this study was identified 8.1% (N=3). Conclusion: The majority of the patients were male with a male to female ratio of 1.7:1. Most patients were in the 2-4 yr age group, with most of the injuries occurring in boys under the age of 5 yr old. It is the child's natural curiosity and inability to understand that special things are dangerous to them, which leads to burning injury. Most affected part of the body was trunk and 1256 patients (73.2%) suffered from hot liquid burns.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/13161 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/13161/5957