Frequency of burnt patients in sandeman provincial hospital quetta

Aim: to determine the frequency and manner of injuries among the burned patients. design: observational descriptive study duration of study: one year methods: the study was conducted in department of forensic medicine and toxicology,in lahore medical&dental college,lahore and data of all burn victims,were collected from the sandeman provincial hospital quetta and data collected during the period from january 2003 to december 2003. results: most common cause of burn victims was hot liquids 30(44.1%) and the 2nd commonest cause was due to flame 23(33.8%) and 3rd commonest cause was due to working on electrical wires 07(10.3%). least cause of burn was coal mines 6(8.8%) and very least cause was due to chemicals 2(2.9%). conclusion: females &males in the age of 21-30 years are more susceptible to burns and the liquid burns are most common cause of burns. in males and females the most common manner is accidental.