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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

 
  1. *p-value: bold values are significant. Analysis was conducted using Chi square test with level of significance 0.05
  2. ** Analysis was conducted using Fisher Exact test with level of significance 0.05
  3. ***Left without being seen, left against medical advice, referred patients
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