Table 3

Mechanism of burn injury for non-admitted, admitted patients and total workload of the service, 2003–2011

Patient status	Injury mechanism	Male (%)			Female (%)
Patient status	Injury mechanism	Children <16	Adult 16–<65	Elderly ≥65	Children <16	Adult 16–<65	Elderly ≥65
Non-admission	Flame	4.13	16.55	14.17	2.64	9.11	6.39
	Flash	2.09	9.90	4.30	0.73	2.18	1.94
	Contact	43.44	21.85	23.73	41.25	24.74	26.25
	Scald	42.03	27.13	33.76	48.36	47.86	52.22
	Chemical	1.64	14.52	10.51	1.384	6.49	3.06
	Electrical	0.78	2.67	1.75	0.37	1.07	0.83
	Radiation	1.31	1.42	3.19	0.86	2.24	1.53
	Other	1.80	1.81	2.39	1.75	1.67	0.97
	Unknown	2.78	4.88	6.21	2.66	4.64	6.81
Admissions	Flame	7.76	27.10	27.60	6.23	23.44	21.51
	Flash	4.60	14.95	7.69	1.20	3.93	3.68
	Contact	21.17	14.84	19.82	19.12	18.54	19.33
	Scald	52.90	16.95	26.21	60.17	35.66	42.92
	Chemical	1.36	11.81	5.91	1.63	5.65	1.18
	Electrical	1.05	4.19	1.96	0.63	1.37	0.36
	Radiation	0.70	0.80	1.04	0.52	1.55	1.32
	Other	1.95	2.50	3.17	2.29	2.33	2.50
	Unknown	8.52	6.86	6.61	8.20	7.53	7.21
Total workload	Flame	6.82	24.05	24.72	5.25	18.11	17.78
	Flash	3.95	13.28	6.97	1.07	3.28	3.25
	Contact	26.91	16.87	20.66	25.17	20.84	21.03
	Scald	50.1	19.89	27.83	56.94	40.20	45.21
	Chemical	1.44	12.59	6.90	1.56	5.96	1.64
	Electrical	0.98	3.75	1.91	0.56	1.26	0.45
	Radiation	0.86	0.98	1.50	0.61	1.81	1.37
	Other	1.91	2.30	3.00	2.14	2.08	2.12
	Unknown	7.04	6.29	6.52	6.69	6.46	7.11