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Background: To share the first burn unit practice in Yozgat province and emphasize the importance of the "burns unit" in the treatment of burn injuries. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out retrospectively at Yozgat City Hospital between June 2020 and April 2021. The patients who were inpatient or outpatient in our burns unit during this period were included in the study. Patients' age, gender, cause of the burn, total burn surface area, burn location, length of hospital stay, treatment methods were determined from electronically recorded patient data. Results: A total of 107 patients were treated as outpatients or inpatients, 57 (53.3%) were male, 50 (46.7%) were female, and the median age was 24 (range, 1-88). Of all burn injuries, 85 (79.4%) were caused by scalding, 21 (19.6%) from flame, and 1 (0.9%) from electricity. In terms of the burn severity, the most common was second-degree burns and were determined in 58 (54.2%) patients. The trunk was the most frequently affected area and was seen in 47 (45.8%) patients. Of the burn injuries, 43 (40.2%) were treated by hospitalization and the median length of stay was 3 days (1-90). Of the inpatients, 24 (55.8%) were scalded, 18 (41.9%) had flame burns, and 1 (2.3%) had electrical burns. It was found that standard medical dressing treatment was applied to 33 (76.7%) of the hospitalized patients, graft treatment was applied to 4 (9.3%), and placenta application was applied to the burned area in 6 (14%) patients. No mortality was seen in any of the patients. Conclusions: A successful treatment of many burn injuries in "burns room" units with a competent team will significantly decrease unnecessary referrals to advanced burn centers. Thus, the workload of these centers will be reduced and the country's resources will be used more efficiently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]