Contact burn agent and mechanism by age (n=390): number of children with contact burns from different categories of agent and proportion of each mechanism involved
| Portable household agents* (160) | Fixed household agents* (145) | Outdoor agents* (74) | Miscellaneous* (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism in those aged <5 years | ||||
| Total number of children (n=277) | 135 (48.7%) | 117 (42.2%) | 22 (7.9%) | 3 |
| Touch: 224 (80.8%) | 103 (76.3%) (95% CI 68.5% to 82.7%) | 105 (89.7%) (95% CI 82.3% to 94.4%) | 16 (72.7%) (95% CI 51.9% to 86.9%) | |
| Fall 22: (7.9%) | 9 (6.7%) (95% CI 3.6% to 12.2%) | 9 (7.7%) (95% CI 4% to 14%) | 4 (18.2%) (95% CI 7.3% to 38.5%) | |
| Pull-down: 16 (5.8%) | 16 (11.85%) (95% CI 7.4% to 18.4%) | |||
| Step on: 10 (3.6% | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous 5 (1.8%) | 2 | 3 | ||
| Mechanism in those aged >5 years | ||||
| Total number of children (n=113) | 25 (22%) | 28 (24.7%) | 52 (46%) | 8 (7%) |
| Touch 62 (5.5%) | 19 (76%) (95% CI 56.6% to 88.5%) | 23 (82%) (95% CI 64.4% to 92.1%) | 15 (28.9%) (95% CI 18.3% to 42.3%) | 5 (62.5%) (95% CI 30.6% to 86.3%) |
| Fall 10 (8.8% | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Pull-down: 1 | 1 | |||
| Step on 4: (3.5%) | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Explosion 31 (27.4%) | 31 (59.6%) (95% CI 46% to 71.8%) | |||
| Miscellaneous:5 (4.4%) | 2 | 3 | ||
Portable household: iron (60), hair straighteners (57), light bulb (13), kitchen pan (19), chip pan (4), oven tray (4), curling tongs (1), food (1), cigarette (1).
Fixed household: oven hob (76), oven door (27), radiator (22), radiator pipe (6), heater (7), fireplace (5), sauna coals (1), steam press (1).
Outdoor: firework (43), BBQ (11), motorcycle exhaust (9), bonfire (3), food (2), car exhaust (2), generator (1), soldering iron (1), sand (1), gas bottle (1).
Miscellaneous: plastic toy (2), sweat test electrode (2), plastic camera case (1), test tube (1), Bunsen Burner (1), metal can/plate (2), candle wax (2).
*Contact burn agents.