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Table 3 Distribution of study population by age category and cause of burn (n = 279)

From: A profile of hospital-admitted paediatric burns patients in South Africa

AGE CATEGORY

HOT LIQUID

FIRE

(0-1]

61 (20.7%)

3 (0.6%)

(1-2]

78 (26.5%)

9 (3.0%)

(2-3]

35 (11.9%)

4 (1.3%)

(3-4]

17 (6.5%)

6 (2.0%)

(4-5]

14 (4.7%)

5 (1.7%)

(5-6]

11 (3.7%)

3 (1.0%)

(6-7]

10 (3.4%)

2 (0.6%)

(7-8]

6 (2.0%)

3 (1.0%)

(8-9]

3 (1.0%)

2 (0.6%)

(9-10]

2 (0.7%)

2 (0.6%)

(10-11]

1 (0.3%)

2 (0.6%)

TOTALS

238

41

  1. The square bracket on the right denotes the age up until the number, but excluding the number itself, ie: (0-1] includes all ages from 0 years to 1 year, but excludes 1 year itself. The burns caused by chemical and electrical means have been excluded as the numbers are insignificant.