Table 2.

Pediatric burn injury etiology, characteristics, and outcomes.

	<1 year		1–5 years		6–12 years		13–18 years		≤ 18 years
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Number of patients	151	4	2,279	62	732	20	487	13	3,649	100
Type of burn
Flame	49	32	320	14	336	46	292	60	997	27
Scald	87	58	1,826	80	275	38	73	15	2,261	62
Other	15	10	133	6	121	17	122	25	391	11
Severity of burn injury
Minor burn <15% TBSAa	69	46	1,124	49	370	51	178	37	1,741	48
Major burn ≥15% TBSA	82	54	1,155	51	362	49	309	63	1,908	52
Associated inhalation injury	18	12	93	4	64	9	87	18	262	7
Burn location
Head and neck	74	49	920	40	287	39	268	55	1,549	42
Trunk	90	60	1,547	68	437	60	320	66	2,394	66
Arms	86	57	1,266	56	377	52	314	64	2,043	56
Hands and wrist	68	45	755	33	288	39	284	58	1,395	38
Legs	86	57	1,196	52	449	61	324	67	2,055	56
Disposition
Death	17	11	160	7	67	9	111	23	355	10
Home with disability	14	9	123	5	62	8	45	9	244	7
Home without disability	104	69	1,862	82	552	75	291	60	2,809	77
Other (transferred, left AMAb, unknown)	16	11	134	6	51	7	40	8	241	7
Care utilization
Presentation to care <2 h	105	70	1,492	65	444	61	298	61	2,339	64
2– <8 h	30	20	575	25	198	27	133	27	936	26
8–24 h	9	6	164	7	52	7	35	7	260	7
>24 h	7	5	48	2	38	5	21	4	114	3
Surgery at index hospital	58	38	989	43	422	58	281	58	1,750	48
Length of stay, days (median, IQRc)	9 (5.1–17.8)		10 (5.3–17.9)		10.8 (5.4–17.8)		10.2 (4.9–20.5)		10.2 (5.2–18.1)

^aTotal body surface area.

^bAgainst medical advice.

^cInterquartile range.