Clinical Epidemiology of Acute Burn Injuries at Nepal Cleft and Burn Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract

The outcome of burn injuries in Nepal is very poor. Children and females are at high risk. There is a lack of knowledge about burn prevention, proper first aid, and skin donation among the Nepalese population. Delay in presentation and extensive burns are poor prognostic factors. Awareness programs about the proper first aid and the need of a skin bank has to be done to improve the burn scenario in Nepal. Availability of allograft can increase the chances of survivability of patients with extensive burns in Nepal.