Table 1 Characteristics of unintentional burns among school-aged rural children, in Zunyi, People’s Republic of China.
Burn events | N (234) | % | Burn events | N (234) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cause | Activity when burned | ||||
Hot liquid | 85 | 36.3 | Doing house chore | 100 | 42.7 |
Hot objects | 69 | 29.5 | Eating | 45 | 19.2 |
Fire | 59 | 25.2 | Playing | 42 | 17.9 |
Hot food | 21 | 9.0 | Other | 47 | 20.2 |
Affected body part | Burn event time | ||||
Hands/arms | 147 | 62.8 | Noon | 141 | 60.2 |
Feet/leg | 55 | 23.5 | Morning | 35 | 15.0 |
Head | 19 | 8.1 | Afternoon | 30 | 12.8 |
Trunk | 13 | 5.6 | Evening | 28 | 12.0 |
Burn event location | Season (months) | ||||
Home | 213 | 91.0 | Spring (2,3,4) | 38 | 16.2 |
Public place | 13 | 5.6 | Summer(5,6,7) | 88 | 37.6 |
School | 3 | 1.3 | Autumn(8,9,10) | 39 | 16.7 |
Other | 5 | 2.1 | Winter(11,12,1) | 69 | 29.5 |
