title: [Profile of children and adolescents admitted to a Burn Care Unit in the countryside of the state of São Paulo].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the profile of pediatric burn victims hospitalized at Hospital-Escola Padre Albino (HEPA), in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study analyzing 446 medical records of patient aged 0-18 years old hospitalized in the Burn Care Unit of HEPA, from 2002 to 2012. The following variables were recorded: demographic data, skin burn causes, lesions characteristics, complications, surgical procedures, length of hospital stay, and outcome. Descriptive statistics were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  382 patients with full medical records were included in the study. Burns were more frequent in males (64.4%) and in children aged less than 6 years (52.9%). Most accidents occurred at home (67.3%) and hot liquids were responsible for 47.1% of them. Mean burnt body surface was 18% and the most affected body areas were chest and limbs. First- and second-degree burns were observed in 64.4% of the cases. Secondary infection and surgical procedures occurred in 6.5% and 45.0% of the patients, respectively. Mean length of hospital stay was 9.8 days. The mortality rate was 1.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preschool children were the main victims of burns occurring at home, representing the largest contingent of hospitalizations due to this cause in individuals aged < 18 years. It is important to develop strategies to alert parents and general society through educational programs and preventive campaigns.
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino (FIPA), Catanduva, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: terezinhabiscegli@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Terezinha Soares
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Biscegli
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino (FIPA), Catanduva, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Larissa Delázari
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Benati
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino (FIPA), Catanduva, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rafaela Sperandio
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino (FIPA), Catanduva, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Taís Romano
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Boeira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (FAMEMA), Marília, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Felipe Biscegli
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Cid
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino (FIPA), Catanduva, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Alessandro Teixeira
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gonsaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002053:Burn Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012423:Rural Health
keywords: Adolescent; Adolescente; Burns/epidemiology; Causas externas; Child; Criança; External causes; Queimaduras/epidemiologia