Table 3 Comparison of characteristics of burn injury patients based on intent of injury (n = 308)
From: Burn injury characteristics: findings from Pakistan National Emergency Department Surveillance Study
| Variables | Intent of injury | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Unintentional n = 201 (65.2%) |
Intentional n = 107 (34.7%) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender | 0.343 | ||||
| Male | 138 | 68.7 | 79 | 73.8 | |
| Female | 63 | 31.3 | 28 | 26.2 | |
| Age Group | 0.097** | ||||
| Under 5 years | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4.7 | |
| 5-9 years | 15 | 7.5 | 3 | 2.8 | |
| 10-19 years | 32 | 15.9 | 16 | 15 | |
| 20-29 years | 67 | 33.3 | 37 | 34.6 | |
| 30-39 years | 26 | 12.9 | 25 | 23.4 | |
| 40-49 years | 32 | 15.9 | 10 | 9.3 | |
| ≥ 50 years | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 10.3 | |
| Mode of Transport (n = 269) | 0.135 | ||||
| Ambulance | 10 | 5.8 | 12 | 12.2 | |
| Non ambulance | 161 | 94.1 | 86 | 87.8 | |
| Hospital Type | 0.106** | ||||
| Public Hospital | 181 | 90 | 102 | 95.3 | |
| Private Hospital | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4.7 | |
| Cause Of Burn | 0.620** | ||||
| Scald | 135 | 67.2 | 64 | 59.8 | |
| Fire/Flame/Smoke | 32 | 15.9 | 21 | 19.6 | |
| Chemical | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.7 | |
| Others | 29 | 14.4 | 18 | 16.8 | |
| Body part injured (n = 278) | |||||
| Limbs | 89 | 48.4 | 49 | 64.5 | |
| Head, neck and face | 60 | 32.6 | 22 | 28.9 | 0.004** |
| Thorax | 10 | 5.4 | 5 | 6.6 | |
| Other | 25 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Degree Of Burn (n = 39) | 0.147** | ||||
| >20% | 21 | 61.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| <20% | 13 | 38.2 | 4 | 80 | |
| ED disposition (n = 252) | 0.025** | ||||
| Discharged from ED | 109 | 64.9 | 69 | 82.1 | |
| Admitted from ED | 28 | 16.7 | 10 | 11.9 | |
| Death | 17 | 10.1 | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Others*** | 14 | 8.3 | 2 | 2.4 | |