摘要
燒傷是高危險性(high risk)的意外傷害，老年人的燙傷更因其器官功能衰退及相關疾病(associate disease)的影響，增加治療上的困難，燙傷引起傷口疼痛及隔離治療方式，對老人情緒上或精神上有莫大影響。加強心臟血管系統鹽視，積極的肺功能護理(Pulmonary care)，及對病人心理上的支持，可以使老年燙傷病人得到更好的醫療照顧，在過去五年中（1987年1月-1991年12月）三軍總醫院燒傷中心住院的病人中年紀大於65歲的病例，共20例提出分析報告，其中男與女之比為14比6，平均年齡為73歲（65歲-83歲），平均燙傷面積為11%T.B.S.A.(2%~50%)，平均往院日數為34天（6天~150天），死亡5例，死亡率為25%比較五年全部住院病人之死亡率為4%，燙傷併發症(burn complication rate)為45%，病人合併有相關疾病者(associate disease)為60%。
並列摘要
The elderly (more than 65 years of age) burn injry is a high risk accident. Skin atrophy, underlying disease, poor healing of wound, and risk of general anesthesia contribute to the difficulty of treatment of elderly brun patient. Conservative approach ot these patients is preferred. Burn treatment as a team work, including psychological support is important. The patients admitted to the burn center of Tri-Service General Hospital over the period of 1987 to 1991 were reviewed, and 20 cases were studied retrsopectively. The average age was 73 years (65-83 years), average burn area was 11% T.B.S.A. (2-50%), average hospital stay was 34 days (6-150 dasy), associate disease was 60%, burn complication rate was 45%, mortality rate was 25%, compared with overall burn patinent mortality rate was 4%. It is our general feeling that the eldehy burn should be handled ware conscructinely them gonnger individuals.