Table 1.
Characteristics of admitted burn patients
| 2017–2019 Parallel Period Mean, N (%) |
2020 Lockdown Period N (%) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions | |||
| Burn Patients | 186 [Range 172–196] | 127 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 121 (64.94) | 77 (60.63) | .36 |
| Female | 65 (35.06) | 50 (39.37) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Jewish | 111 (59.93) | 76 (59.84) | .559 |
| Non-Jewish | 75 (40.07) | 51 (40.16) | |
| Age Groups | .0041 | ||
| 0–3 y | 76 (40.79) | 71 (55.91) | .002 |
| 4–6 y | 13 (7.16) | 13 (10.24) | .241 |
| 7–16 y | 18 (9.66) | 4 (3.15) | .0173 |
| 17–29 y | 31 (16.46) | 9 (7.09) | .0071 |
| 30–64 y | 39 (21.11) | 24 (18.9) | .5787 |
| 65+ y | 9 (4.83) | 6 (4.72) | .9599 |
| Geographical Region | .0461 | ||
| Center | 106 (56.89) | 71 (55.91) | .84 |
| North | 64 (34.35) | 36 (28.35) | .195 |
| South | 16 (8.77) | 20 (15.75) | .0182 |
| Location | |||
| Domestic | 139 (74.60) | 115 (90.55) | .0001 |
| Kitchen | 64.66 (46.52) | 51 (44.35) | .678 |
| Other Domestic | 74.33 (53.48) | 64 (55.65) | |
| Occupational | 18 (9.48) | 7 (5.51) | .1529 |
| TBSA*, % | .8859 | ||
| 1 DEG | 9 (5.01) | 8 (6.30) | .5561 |
| 2/3 DEG 1–9% | 134 (71.74) | 91 (71.65) | .9853 |
| 2/3 DEG 10–19% | 30 (16.10) | 18 (14.17) | .5904 |
| 2/3 DEG 20+% | 13 (7.16) | 10 (7.87) | .7786 |
| Injured Area† | |||
| Head and Neck | 70 (37.75) | 55 (43.31) | .246 |
| Torso | 82 (43.83) | 54 (42.52) | .788 |
| Upper Limbs | 65 (34.70) | 50 (39.37) | .3215 |
| Hand | 43 (22.90) | 27 (21.26) | .6903 |
| Lower Limbs, n | 63 (33.99) | 38 (29.92) | .3797 |
| Etiology | .0586 | ||
| Chemical | 13 (7.16) | 10 (7.87%) | .7786 |
| Contact | 12 (6.44) | 5 (3.94) | .2827 |
| Fire | 33.33 (17.89) | 13 (10.24) | .036 |
| Scald | 109 (58.68) | 91 (71.65) | .007 |
| Other | 19 (9.84) | 8 (6.3) | |
| Hospitalization Period | |||
| 0–6 d | 114 (61.18) | 75 (59.06) | .0970 |
| 7+ d | 72 (38.82) | 52 (40.94) | |
| Operation Required | |||
| Yes | 19 (10.20) | 9 (7.09) | .2833 |
| No | 167 (89.80) | 118 (92.91) |
*TBSA – total body surface area.
†Each patient may be injured in more than one area.