Burns are more aggressive in the elderly: proportion of deep burn area/total burn area might have a role in mortality.

Introduction: The objective is to identify whether epidemiologic differences in burns in the elderly lead to worse outcomes.

Methods: Case control study. Patients admitted between October 2006 and September 2009, comparing over 65 years old (n=66) with under 65 (n=235).

Analysis of the burns profile and the admission rate of severely burned adult patient to the National Burn Center of Chile after the 2010 earthquake.

Introduction: Chile is located in the Ring of Fire, in South America. An earthquake 8.8° affected 80% of the population in February 27th, 2010.