Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia
Aim: To compare the incidence, temporal trends and cause of burn hospitalisations between urban, rural and remote regions in Western Australia, 1983–2008. Methods: De-identified linked hospital morbidity and mortality records for all persons hospitalised for an index burn in Western Australia were a...
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| description | Aim: To compare the incidence, temporal trends and cause of burn hospitalisations between urban, rural and remote regions in Western Australia, 1983–2008. Methods: De-identified linked hospital morbidity and mortality records for all persons hospitalised for an index burn in Western Australia were analysed 1983–2008. Annual age-specific incidence and age standardised rates were estimated. Poisson regression analyses were used to estimate temporal trends in hospital admissions by urban, rural and remote region. Results: Of 23,450 burn-related hospital admissions 1983–2008, 14,007 (59.7%) were in urban, 5442 (23.1%) rural and 4021 (17.2%) remote hospital regions. Hospitalisation rates were higher in rural (Incidence rate ratio (IRR), 95% CI: 1.5, 1.4–1.6) and remote (IRR, 95%C: 2.1, 2.0–2.2) regions compared to urban. Age-standardised rates of burn hospital admissions declined from 1983 to 2008 for each region with 26-year declines of 56% (95% CI: 51–60) for remote, 71% (95% CI: 68–73) for rural, and 9% (95% CI: 4–14) for admissions in urban regions. Scald was the most common cause for urban admissions while flame the most common cause for rural and remote burn admissions. Conclusions: Significant differences in the incidence, and cause of burn were identified between urban, rural and remote regions in Western Australia. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-244862017-09-13T15:55:20Z Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia Duke, Janine Rea, S. Semmens, James Wood, Fiona Injury Burns Epidemiology Remote Urban Rural Aim: To compare the incidence, temporal trends and cause of burn hospitalisations between urban, rural and remote regions in Western Australia, 1983–2008. Methods: De-identified linked hospital morbidity and mortality records for all persons hospitalised for an index burn in Western Australia were analysed 1983–2008. Annual age-specific incidence and age standardised rates were estimated. Poisson regression analyses were used to estimate temporal trends in hospital admissions by urban, rural and remote region. Results: Of 23,450 burn-related hospital admissions 1983–2008, 14,007 (59.7%) were in urban, 5442 (23.1%) rural and 4021 (17.2%) remote hospital regions. Hospitalisation rates were higher in rural (Incidence rate ratio (IRR), 95% CI: 1.5, 1.4–1.6) and remote (IRR, 95%C: 2.1, 2.0–2.2) regions compared to urban. Age-standardised rates of burn hospital admissions declined from 1983 to 2008 for each region with 26-year declines of 56% (95% CI: 51–60) for remote, 71% (95% CI: 68–73) for rural, and 9% (95% CI: 4–14) for admissions in urban regions. Scald was the most common cause for urban admissions while flame the most common cause for rural and remote burn admissions. Conclusions: Significant differences in the incidence, and cause of burn were identified between urban, rural and remote regions in Western Australia. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24486 10.1016/j.burns.2011.10.015 Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Injury Burns Epidemiology Remote Urban Rural Duke, Janine Rea, S. Semmens, James Wood, Fiona Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia |
| title | Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia |
| title_full | Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia |
| title_fullStr | Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia |
| title_short | Urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in Western Australia |
| title_sort | urban compared with rural and remote burn hospitalisations in western australia |
| topic | Injury Burns Epidemiology Remote Urban Rural |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24486 |