"Tandir": an old and well known cause of burn injury in the Middle East

Analysis of an unusual cause of burn injury together with assessment of lon g-term end results was carried out. The 'tandir' is a kind of oven buried u nderground and resembles a big hole full of embers and surrounded with shee t iron. Most of the burn victims were children. 68 major burn cases have be en admitted to our units in a 3 year period, 32 (47%) of them due to a 'tan dir'. In most of the cases burn injuries included the head and both hands a s a result of the specific characteristics of the 'tandir'. (C) 1998 Elsevi er Science Ltd for ISBI. All rights reserved.