Table III.
First aid and death in work-related burn patients
| Variables | Non-survivor (n=48) N (%) |
Survivor (n=347) N (%) |
OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aid facility | ||||
| Workplace | 5 (10.4) | 104(30) | Ref | |
| Community Health Facility | 7 (14.6) | 88 (25.4) | 0.8 (0.2-1.1) | 0.34 |
| District Health Facility | 12(25) | 76 (21.9) | 1.1 (0.5-1.4) 1.3 (0.7-1.9) | |
| Provincial Health Facility | 24(50) | 79 (22.7) | ||
| Fluid resuscitation (*) | ||||
| Properly | 6 (12.5) | 189 (55.5) | Ref | |
| Wrong way/ not done | 42 (87.5) | 158 (35.5) | 5 (2.1-6.9) | 0.01 |
| Using painkillers(*) | ||||
| Yes | 10 (20.8) | 209 (60.2) | Ref | |
| No | 38 (79.2) | 138 (39.8) | 2.6 (1.2-4.9) | 0.12 |
| Burn wound dressing | ||||
| Yes | 25 (52.1) | 33 (9.5) | Ref | |
| No | 23 (47.9) | 314 (90.5) | 0.9 (0.2-1.8) | 0.44 |
| Means of patient transport | ||||
| Ambulance | 28(70) | 161 (47,5) | Ref | |
| Car | 8(20) | 120 (35,4) | 0,4 (0,1-0,7) | 0.28 |
| Motorbike | 4(10) | 58 (17,1) | 0,4 (0,1-0,7) |
(*): The selected variables for multivariate analysis