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Table 2 Burn total body surface area, type, and treatment

From: A comparison of burn related injuries following the natural disaster Super Storm Hurricane Sandy to the National Burn Repository of the American Burn Association

 

SSHS

NBR

CLOPPER-PEARSON

% TBSA

7 % + 12 % (RANGE 1–47 %)

1–9.9 % (RANGE)

N/A

SCALD

55.9 %

34 %

0.38–0.73

FLAME

14.7 %

43.2 %

0.05–0.31

CONTACT

17.6 %

9 %

0.07–0.34

CHEMICAL

5.9 %

3 %

0.01–0.19

ELECTRICAL

5.9 %

4 %

0.01–0.19

TOPICAL

91.2 %

N/A

0.76–0.98

DEBRIDMENT

8.8 %

N/A

0.02–0.24

  1. SSHS = Super Storm Hurricane Sandy; NBR = National Burn Repository; CLOPPER PEARSON = 95 % confidence interval; % TBSA = Percentage of Total body Surface Area burned; TOPICAL = local wound dressings with the use of topical ointments including bacitracin and silvadene ; N/A = not applicable or unable to obtain
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Burns & Trauma

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