@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of work-related burn injuries presenting to burn centres in Australia and New Zealand",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2019",
author="McInnes, Judith A. and Cleland, Heather and Tracy, Lincoln M. and Darton, Anne and Wood, Fiona M. and Perrett, Tracey and Gabbe, Belinda J.",
volume="45",
number="2",
pages="484-493",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Burn injuries to workers can have a devastating impact, however knowledge of the epidemiology of work-related burn injuries in Australia and New Zealand is limited. <br><br>PURPOSE: To describe epidemiological characteristics of work-related burn injuries in Australia and New Zealand, and to compare these with non-work-related burns. <br><br>METHODS: Adult burn injury data, 2009-2016, were extracted from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand. Descriptive statistics were used to describe demographic, injury, management and outcome characteristics. Differences between work-related and non-work-related injuries were assessed using Chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 10,574 adult patients treated in burn centres in Australia and New Zealand, 2009-2016, 17% had work-related burns. Most work-related cases were male (85%), less than 35 years old (53%), and had sustained flame (33%), scald (30%) or chemicals (17%) burns. Proportions of chemical, scald and electrical burns were greater for work-related than for non-work-related burns, with this being most marked for chemical and electrical burns (17% vs. 3% and 7% vs. 1%, respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Almost one in five cases of working-aged people admitted to Australian and New Zealand burns centres was work-related. Through identification of vulnerable groups, this study informs policy and strategies to minimise occupational burn risk.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2018.09.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2018.09.011"
}