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Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can · Jan 2017
At-a-glance, Emergency department surveillance of thermal burns and scalds, electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program, 2013.
- J Crain, S McFaull, D P Rao, M T Do, and W Thompson.
- Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2017 Jan 1; 37 (1): 30-31.
IntroductionAlthough fatality and hospitalization rates for burns in Canada have declined over time, less serious cases still commonly present to the emergency department (ED).MethodsThe Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) is an injury and poisoning surveillance system administered by the Public Health Agency of Canada, operating in emergency departments of 17 hospitals.ResultsOverall, cases reported in 2013 were scalds and contact burns from hot objects. The leading direct causes of scalds were hot beverages and hot water. The leading causes of contact burns were stoves/ovens and fireplaces/accessories. While the overall proportion of burns was highest among females, males comprised a higher proportion of burns from all mechanisms except scalds.
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