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Key points
| • Burns are a major cause of injury and death worldwide |
| • Flame burns are the most common type |
| • Young children, elderly people, and those who are mentally or physically compromised are at particular risk |
| • Death is more likely with increasing age, increasing burn size, and presence of inhalational injury |
| • 90% of burns are preventable |
