For a medical symptom description of 'Bitter taste in mouth', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Bitter tastes (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Bitter taste in mouth' may be possible.
The mortality rate among patients with burns at our two hospitals (4 percent) is consistent with those recently reported from other centers.9,10 Three risk factors for death after burns were identified: an age of more than 60 years, burn size of more than 40 percent of body-surface area, and inhalation injury.
Common Causes of Burn Injuries. According to the National Institute of Health, more than 2 million people in the United States require treatment for burns each year, and between 3,000 and 4,000 die of severe burns. Burn injuries are more common in the elderly population and young children. Burns are injuries to skin tissue caused by heat, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. Most commonly, burns result from heat exposure including fire, steam, tar, or hot liquids. Burns caused by chemicals are similar to thermal burns, whereas burns caused by radiation, sunlight and electricity tend to differ greatly.