. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 21.

Published in final edited form as: J Burn Care Res. 2009 Jan–Feb;30(1):30–36. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181921efc

Table 3.

Etiology of burn injuries

Etiology	n	Age ≥55 (%)	55–64 (%)	65–74 (%)	75 and Older (%)	P
Fire/flame	9,396	37.6	37.5	42.0	34.4	<.0001
Scald	5,599	22.4	24.2	22.5	20.2
Contact	1,169	4.7	4.9	4.0	5.0
Chemical	428	1.7	2.7	1.6	0.6
Electricity	401	1.6	3.3	0.6	0.3
Inhalation only	51	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
Radiation	57	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Unknown	7,864	31.5	27.1	28.8	39.1