Tandir burns in and around Diyarbakir, Turkey.
BACKGROUND
Tandir is the name given to a special oven used for baking bread in the eastern and southeastern part of Anatolia. Tandir burn is a unique trauma in that it involves primarily women and young children falling into the in-ground ovens and suffering deep extensive burns. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the tandir burns occurring in the Diyarbakir region.


METHODS
The records of 21 patients with tandir burn who were treated in our Burn Center between May 2003 and February 2006 were reviewed. Patients with tandir burns accounted for 2.14% of all burned patients. The mean age was 10.7 years (1hyphen;47 years). Of the patients, 71.43% were female, and 61.90% were under six years old. The mean total body surface area (TBSA) burned was 22.33% (8-75), and 71.43% of the patients had third-degree burns.


RESULTS
Three patients required amputation of an extremity. Eight patients had fasciotomies, 16 eschar excision, and 5 partial thickness skin grafts. The mean hospitalization period was 16.90 days (5-34 days). Five patients (23.81%) died.


CONCLUSIONS
Tandir burn is a severe burn with a higher morbidity and mortality.
Al
Behçet
B
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. behcetal@hotmail.com
Coban
Sacid
S
Güloğlu
Cahfer
C
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002053:Burn Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult