title: Exploring possible causes of fatal burns in 2007 using Haddon's Matrix: a qualitative study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Burns are a major factor in injury mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the possible causes of fatal burns using Haddon's Matrix.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. We collected elicitation interview data using nine corroborators who were the most knowledgeable about the index burn event. Immediately after recording, the data was verbatim. Each event was analyzed using Haddon's Matrix.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interviewees provided detailed information about 11 burn cases. Overall, 202 burn-related factors were extracted. Using Haddon's Matrix, 43 risk factors were identified. The most common included the lack of basic knowledge of burn care, the use of unsafe appliances including kerosene heaters and stoves in hazardous environments such kitchens and bathrooms, poor burn care delivery system in hospitals, poor and unsafe living conditions, financial issues, and other factors detailed in the article.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings suggest burn related prevention efforts should focus on improving human living conditions, promoting the use of safe heating appliances, providing public burn-safety precautions education, and improving the quality of care in burn centers and hospitals. The use of Haddon's Matrix in future injury research is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Email: homayoun.sadeghi@swedensp.se.
authors.forename: Homayoun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sadeghi-Bazargani
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azami-Aghdash
authors.forename: Shahnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arshi
authors.forename: Mirkazem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammad Hosseini
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Samadirad
authors.forename: Mehryar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadir Mohammadi
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daemi
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000401:mortality; D002056:Burns / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors