Table 2.
Total hospital admissions (HA) including those to burn services, emergency attendances (EA) and primary care attendances for burns in the UK from 2013 to 2015.
| Country | Year | 0–4 years | 5–9 years | 10–15 years | Total | |
| HA | ||||||
| England | 2014 | Burn admission | 4642 (75.0%) | 778 (12.6%) | 766 (12.4%) | 6 186 (100%) |
| Population | 3 430 957 | 3 272 365 | 3 600 234 | 10 303 556 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 13.5 (13.2–13.9) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 2.1 (2.0–2.3) | 6.0 (5.9–6.2) | ||
| Wales | Burn admission | 129 (75.4%) | 25 (14.6%) | 17 (9.9%) | 171 (100%) | |
| Population | 177 675 | 176 324 | 200 842 | 554 841 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 7.3 (6.1–8.6) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 3.1 (2.7–3.8) | ||
| Scotland | Burn admission | 221 (78.4%) | 30 (10.6%) | 31 (11.0%) | 282 (100%) | |
| Population | 292 230 | 288 585 | 386 467 | 911 282 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 7.6 (6.6–8.6) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | 3.1 (2.7–3.5) | ||
| NI* | Burn admission | NA | NA | NA | 137 | |
| Population | 481 588 | |||||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 2.8 (2.4–3.4) | |||||
| UK† | Burn admission | 6 639 | ||||
| Population | 11 766 360 | |||||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 5.6 (5.5–5.8) | |||||
| HA to burns services | ||||||
| England | 2014 | Burn admission | 1716 (77.7%) | 257 (11.6%) | 235 (10.6%) | 2208 (100%) |
| Population | 3 430 957 | 3 272 365 | 3 600 234 | 10 303 556 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 5.0 (4.8–5.3) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.7 (0.6–0.7) | 2.1 (2.1–2.2) | ||
| Wales | Burn admission | 48 (69.6%) | 14 (20.3%) | 7 (10.1%) | 69 (100%) | |
| Population | 177 675 | 176 324 | 200 842 | 554 841 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 2.7 (2.0–3.6) | 0.8 (0.4–1.3) | 0.4 (0.1–0.7) | 1.2 (1.0–1.6) | ||
| EA | ||||||
| Wales | 2014 | Burn attendance | 990 | 277 | 333 | 1 600 |
| Population | 177 675 | 176 324 | 200 842 | 554 841 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 55.9 (52.5–59.4) | 15.7 (14.0–17.7) | 16.6 (14.9–18.5) | 28.9 (27.5–30.3) | ||
| England | 2014 | PERUKI burn EA | 6238 | 1505 | 1613 | 9356 |
| PERUKI Total EA | NA | NA | NA | 1 004 965 | ||
| PERUKI % burn EA/total EA (95% CI) | 0.9% (0.9%–1.0%) | |||||
| Annual national EA | 1 812 285 | 877 534 | 1 188 164 | 3 877 983 | ||
| Calculated EA for burns | 36 103 | |||||
| Population | 3 430 957 | 3 272 365 | 3 600 234 | 10 303 556 | ||
| Incidence/ 10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 35.1 (34.7–35.5) | |||||
| Primary care | ||||||
| UK | 2013 | Burn attendance | 730 (50.4%) | 274 (18.9%) | 445 (30.7%) | 1449 (100%) |
| Persons at risk | 270 479 | 263 140 | 302 953 | 836 572 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 27.0 (25.1–29.0) | 10.4 (9.2–11.7) | 14.7 (13.4–16.1) | 17.3 (16.5–18.2) | ||
| 2014 | Burn attendance | 589 (48.3%) | 233 (19.1%) | 397 (32.6%) | 1219 (100%) | |
| Persons at risk | 243 469 | 242 272 | 272 869 | 758 610 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 24.2 (22.3–26.2) | 9.6 (8.4–10.9) | 14.6 (13.2–16.0) | 16.1 (15.2–17.0) | ||
| 2015 | Burn attendance | 511 (53.4%) | 193 (20.2%) | 253 (26.4%) | 957 (100%) | |
| Persons at risk | 208 063 | 212 094 | 235 972 | 656 129 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 24.6 (22.5–26.8) | 9.1 (7.9–10.5) | 10.7 (9.5–12.1) | 14.6 (13.7–15.5) | ||
| Total 2013–2015 | Burn attendance | 1830 (50.5%) | 700 (19.3%) | 1095 (30.2%) | 3625 (100%) | |
| Persons at risk | 722 011 | 717 506 | 811 794 | 2 251 311 | ||
| Incidence/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI) | 25.4 (24.2–26.5) | 9.8 (9.1–10.5) | 13.5 (12.7–14.3) | 16.1 (15.6–16.6) | ||
HA and emergency department available for the financial year 2014 and HA to burns service for the calendar year 2014. Where possible the age range for a child was 0–15 completed years, different age ranges are noted in the table.
*NI data only available for 0–19 years.
†UK figures based on English, Welsh and Scottish data, NI excluded due to different age range.
NI, Northern Ireland; PERUKI, Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom & Ireland.