Table 2.

Discharge (hazard) ratio to Burns Injury Cause

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children
Discharge Ratio:	Stage 2 Injury Cause	Stage 3 Injury Severity	Stage 4 Treatment
Primary Burn Cause
Scald	Reference	Reference	Reference
Contact	0.9 (0.7–1.0)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)
Flame	1.6 (1.3–2.0)	1.3 (1.0–1.6)	1.3 (1.0–1.6)
Other	1.0 (0.7–1.3)	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	1.1 (0.8–1.5)
Other Australian Children
Primary Burn Cause
Scald	Reference	Reference	Reference
Contact	0.7 (0.7–0.8)	0.8 (0.8–0.9)	0.9 (0.8–1.0)
Flame	1.6 (1.5–1.8)	1.1 (1.0–1.2)	1.1 (1.0–1.2)
Other	0.8 (0.7–0.9)	0.9 (0.8–0.9)	1.0 (0.9–1.0)

Other: electrical, chemical, no cause recorded