目的：了解儿童烧伤的概况及流行病学特征，以采取相应的预防措施。方法：对1994～2002年367例儿童烧伤进行回顾性分析。结果：①儿童烧伤占我院烧伤患者的23.1%；②儿童烧伤中男性多于女性，比例为2.53∶1；③1～3岁儿童烧伤发病率最高占67.2%；④婴、幼儿及学龄期儿童以热水烫伤最常见，而学龄前儿童以火焰烧伤最常见；⑤儿童烧伤中以重度烧伤最多见占35.2%。结论：儿童烧伤在临床特点及致伤原因等方面有一定规律性。人们应采取相应的措施以降低儿童烧伤的发病率。

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and epidemiologic features of burns in children and to take effective measures for preventing children from being burnt. METHODS: The clinical data of 367 cases of children burnt during 1994 - 2002 were studied retrospectively. RESULTS: Childhood burn cases accounted for 23.1% of the burn cases admitted to the Second Xiangya Hospital. The gender ratio of the childhood bum cases (boys/girls) was 2. 53. The incidence of burns in children from 1 to 3 years old was the highest (67.2%). The most common cause of burning in children from 1 to 3 years old and school children was hot water; for pre-school children it was fire. Severe burn injury, with the burn range of 15 % to 25 % of TBSA (total body surface area), was the most common (35.2 % ). CONCLUSIONS: Childhood burn has its own clinical and epidaniologic features. It is necessary to take effective measures to reduce the incidence of bums in children.