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The epidemiological characteristics of patients treated at a burn rehabilitation center, in the context of evolving social and occupational environments, may provide insights into current trends and their clinical implications. Notably, updated epidemiological data reflecting these changes in burn injury patterns remain scarce worldwide. To date, no epidemiological data from a burn rehabilitation center have been reported in Taiwan. Therefore, this study aimed to bridge this gap by providing a recent epidemiological review from the perspective of a burn rehabilitation center. Materials and Methods: This is a single-center, retrospective cross-sectional study enrolling patients who sustained burn injuries between January 2016 and December 2023. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: A total of 143 patients were recruited, of whom 101 were male (70.6%). The mean age was 38.51 years (SD = 20.28), and the mean total body surface area (TBSA) burned was 20.83% (SD = 18.77). Flame burns were the most common etiology, accounting for 67 cases (46.9%). Among the 143 patients, 73 (51.0%) sustained work-related burns, which were associated with a higher incidence of eye involvement compared with non-work-related burns (28.8% vs. 14.3%, p = 0.036). The upper extremity was the most frequently involved anatomical site, affecting 98 patients (68.5%). Conclusions: The present findings highlight an underrecognized need for stronger safety measures that address both personal and environmental risk factors. Risk-reduction strategies should particularly account for the aging workforce and vulnerable anatomical sites to mitigate preventable human and economic losses.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62081494","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,3]],"date-time":"2026-08-03T12:57:56Z","timestamp":1785761876000},"page":"1494","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Epidemiological Trends and Clinical Implications: An 8-Year Retrospective Study from a Burn Rehabilitation Center in Taiwan"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3293-8672","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chih-Kuan","family":"Wu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan"},{"name":"Center of Comprehensive Sports Medicine, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5919-9761","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shih-Yi","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan"},{"name":"Burn Rehabilitation Center, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2950-7847","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ju-Wen","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5937-7222","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chien-Hung","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan"},{"name":"Center of Comprehensive Sports Medicine, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4211-9811","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pei-Hsuan","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan"},{"name":"Burn Rehabilitation Center, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"i36","DOI":"10.1136\/injuryprev-2019-043299","article-title":"Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: Global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study","volume":"26","author":"James","year":"2020","journal-title":"Inj. 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