fa بررسی ویژگی‌های اپیدمیولوژیکی بیماران سوختگی بستری شده در بیمارستان آیت‌الله موسوی زنجان از فروردین 1389 تا فروردین ماه 1391 Midwifery Orginal research <p><strong><em>Background and Objectives</em></strong>: Burning can cause pain, disability, and death, as well as physical, psychological, and economic consequences. Knowledge on epidemiologic characteristics of burn patients can help to plan appropriate preventive programs.</p> <p><strong><em>Materials and Methods:</em></strong> This was a cross-sectional study. Burn patients hospitalized in Ayatollah Mousavi hospital in Zanjan during 2010 to 2012 were studied. Data were collected and recorded through designed study forms; and were analyzed in the SPSS using the descriptive statistics and ANOVA and Fisher&rsquo;s Exact Test.</p> <p><strong><em>Results</em></strong><strong>:</strong> During the 2-year period, a total of 627 burn patients were admitted to the hospital. Most of the patients (64.1%) were male. Most of the burn patients (68.7%) were more than 14 year olds; and most (54.7%) were rural. Most of the patients (60.9%) had a second degree burn. Most cases were thermal burns (53.6%).</p> <p><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> Our study showed that the majority of burn accidents occur in men over 14 years old. Preventive measurements and trainings are essential actions that should be placed through media, health centers,work place and schools to decrease burn accidents.</p> burn, epidemiology, hospital, Zanjan, Iran 65 74 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-181-2&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 fatemeh Ghorbani فاطمه قربانی ghorbanif850@gmail.com 10031947532846007950 10031947532846007950 Yes دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان maryam Shiri مریم شیری 10031947532846007951 10031947532846007951 No دانشگاه علوم پزشکی البرز masomeh Mortaqhy Ghasemi معصومه مرتقی قاسمی 10031947532846007952 10031947532846007952 No zanjan university of medical sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان parva Ansari پروا انصاری 10031947532846007953 10031947532846007953 No دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان fatemeh Mohammadi فاطمه محمدی 10031947532846007954 10031947532846007954 No دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان