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    Rates of hospitalisations and mortality of older adults admitted with burn injuries in Western Australia from 1983 to 2008

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    Duke, Janine
    Wood, Fiona
    Semmens, James
    Edgar, D.
    Spilsbury, Katrina
    Willis, A.
    Hendrie, Delia
    Rea, S.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Duke, Janine and Wood, Fiona and Semmens, James and Edgar, Dale W. and Spilsbury, Katrina and Willis, Alwena and Hendrie, Delia and Rea, Suzanne. 2011. Rates of hospitalisations and mortality of older adults admitted with burn injuries in Western Australia from 1983 to 2008. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 31 (2): pp. 83-89.
    Source Title
    Australasian Journal on Ageing
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00542.x
    ISSN
    1440-6381
    School
    Centre for Population Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17912
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Aim: To estimate temporal trends in burn injury hospitalisations, mortality and hospital stay, for older adults with a burn-related hospitalisation. Methods: De-identified data of all incident burn hospitalisations for adults 60 years and older in Western Australia from 1983–2008 were analysed. Poisson regression analyses were used to estimate temporal trends in hospital admissions and mortality. Zero truncated negative binomial regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with hospital stay. Results: Between 1983 and 2008, hospitalisation rates increased for scalds (incident rate ratio (IRR) 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00–1.02) and contact burns (IRR 1.05, 95% CI: 1.03–1.07) while a significant reduction in flame hospitalisation rates (IRR 0.93, 95% CI: 0.92–0.94) was estimated. No significant changes in length of stay or burn-related mortality were estimated. Conclusions: Burn safety and prevention strategies that include first aid education need to be developed that target older adults living in their homes, to decrease their risk of sustaining burn injuries.

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