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Table 2 Discharge (hazard) ratio to Burns Injury Cause

From: Factors contributing to longer length of stay in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children hospitalised for burn injury

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children

Discharge Ratio:

Stage 2

Injury Cause

Stage 3

Injury Severity

Stage 4

Treatment

Primary Burn Cause

 Scald

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Contact

0.9 (0.7–1.0)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

 Flame

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

 Other

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

Other Australian Children

 Primary Burn Cause

  Scald

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Contact

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.8 (0.8–0.9)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

  Flame

1.6 (1.5–1.8)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

  Other

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

  1. Other: electrical, chemical, no cause recorded