As it stands, Israel has five burn units situated inside
tertiary referral trauma centres strategically located in an area
of approximately 20,770 km2
. These five hospitals vary greatly
in the number of beds, availability and burn care practices.
Consequently, in light of Israel’s complex geopolitical reality,
the Israeli healthcare system must be prepared to cope with
victims of war and acts of terrorism as well as victims of
natural and civilian disasters. Therefore the purpose of this
study is to review and evaluate the data extracted from the ITR
for the period of 2004–2010. The aim is to identify absolute risk
for populations with the intention of revising and developing
prevention strategies and existing policies and guidelines
concerning the treatment of burns. Comparison will then be
made with the previous data provided from 1997 to 2003.
Consequently, it is important to first study and characterise
the population of burn victims in Israel and focus on relevant