Table 1

International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision-Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) diagnostic codes correlating to burn injuries within the Admitted Patients Data Collection (APDC)

T20–25Burns of external surface specified by site
T26–28Burns confined to eye and internal organs
T29–32Burns of multiple and unspecified body regions
T90–98Injury and other consequences from burns
Total body surface area (TBSA) of burn
Burn injuries were classified according to TBSA, according to the ICD-10-AM trauma codes T31.0–31.9.
1=<10%
2=10%–19%
3=20%–29%
4=30%–39%
5=40%–49%
6=50%–59%
7=60%–69%
8=70%–79%
9=80%–89%
10=90%–99%
Degree of burn injury
Another measure of burn severity, related to burn thickness. Classified by ICD-10-AM trauma codes into first, second and third-degree burns
0=unspecified degree
1=first-degree burn
2=second-degree burn
3=third-degree burn
Burn injury with sequelae
Sequelae of burns derived from ICD codes:
T95.0, 95.1, 95.2, 95.3, 95.4, 95.8, 95.9
1=with sequelae
0=without sequelae