A burn is an injury to the skin or any other organ tissue, primarily caused by exposure to heat, radiation, electricity, excess friction and contact with chemicals. • Young children especially those less than 5 years of age are at a high risk for burns and have the highest mortality rate among the paediatric population (burns are the leading cause of death from unintentional injury among children, 1- 4 years). • Most burn related injuries in children result in death; extensive burns, however, can result in serious body deformation and disfigurement • Carbon monoxide poisoning often occurs in conjunction with burns, children and infants being at a greater risk as compared to adults.