[Epidemiological profile of children burns admitted at the National Center for Brules, Morocco].

This retrospective study was performed in order to analyse the epidemiology and aetiology of 543 cases of paediatric burns and to determine the elements that might have contributed to their prevention, which remains the treatment of choice for this pathology. The paediatric hospitalization rate for burns was 45.7% (mean age, 4.25 yr), the highest proportion of patients (42.5%) being in the 1-5 yr age group. The male/female ratio in all age groups was 1.7/1. The environment where burn injury most commonly occurred was the home (85.1%), and with accidental causes, accounting for 96.5% of the causes (mainly liquids, 69.3%). The mean percentage of burned body surface area was 21% with a total burned body surface area of ≥ 20% in 52.3% of cases. The upper limbs (79.1%) were the most affected body site; and the children were referred from other hospitals in more than 6 h in 65.5% of cases. The mortality rate was 13.2%