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    • Trauma Surgery
    • Burn Medicine
    • Epidemiology

    Background:

    • A retrospective analysis of 2320 hospitalized thermal injury patients between 2004 and 2013.
    • Identified 87 cases (3.75%) specifically due to electric burns.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the demographics, injury mechanisms, and treatment outcomes of electric burn patients.
    • To understand the incidence and characteristics of electrical injuries within a hospital setting.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of patient records for thermal injuries over a nine-year period.
    • Categorization of burns by etiology (electrical), patient demographics (sex, age), injury mechanism, burn extent, and surgical interventions.

    Main Results:

    • Electric burns predominantly affected men (76.74%), followed by children (20.94%).
    • Primary injury mechanisms included direct contact and electric arc, with men experiencing larger average burn extents (11.7%) and higher rates of surgical treatment.
    • Children's injuries were mainly contact-related, with less severe outcomes compared to men.

    Conclusions:

    • Electric injuries represent a significant, albeit variable, cause of burn hospitalizations.
    • Understanding demographic and mechanistic patterns is crucial for targeted prevention and treatment strategies for electrical burns.