Demographics | Site | Total | |||
Centre A | Centre B | Centre C | Centre D | n pre=1150 n post=1293 | |
(n pre=210, n post=401) | (n pre=416, n post=399) | (n pre=240, n post=252) | (n pre=284, n post=241) | ||
Age profile of cases pre | |||||
(Mean (SD) years) | 4.9 (4.5) | 3.2 (3.8) | 4.1 (4.3) | 3.4 (4.2) | 3.8 (4.2) |
(Median (IQR) years) | 3 (1–8) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–6.5) | 1 (1–4) | 2 (1–5) |
Age profile of cases post | |||||
(Mean (SD) years) | 4.1 (4.2) | 3.3 (3.7) | 3.2 (3.9) | 3.1 (3.7) | 3.5 (3.9) |
(Median (IQR) years) | 2 (1–6) | 2 (1–5) | 1 (1–4) | 1 (1–4) | 2 (1–5) |
P value* | 0.07 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 0.57 | 0.4 |
Gender (% males) pre | 50.7 | 53.9 | 60.3 | 50.0 | 53.7 |
Gender (% males) post | 54.8 | 55.4 | 57.4 | 54.4 | 55.4 |
P value* | 0.35 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.4 |
Burn type pre | |||||
% scalds | 55.7 | 57.5 | 36.7 | 66.6 | 55.1 |
% contact | 37.6 | 36.0 | 46.3 | 27.8 | 36.4 |
% other | 6.7 | 6.5 | 17.1 | 5.6 | 8.5 |
Burn type post | |||||
% scalds | 43.6 | 56.6 | 43.0 | 66.0 | 51.7 |
% contact | 46.9 | 37.6 | 43.4 | 27.0 | 39.6 |
% other | 9.5 | 5.8 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 8.7 |
P value* | 0.02 | 0.84 | 0.29 | 0.8 | 0.23 |
Professional† completing BaSAT pre | |||||
% nurse | 58.5 | 45.5 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 31.4 |
% SHO | 16.0 | 21.1 | 76.1 | 12.9 | 29.6 |
% REG | 17.0 | 25.7 | 14.1 | 66.7 | 31.9 |
% CONS | 8.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
Professional† completing BaSAT post | |||||
% nurse | 47.2 | 57.1 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 36.1 |
% SHO | 10.0 | 18.2 | 77.7 | 9.4 | 25.6 |
% REG | 25.9 | 21.0 | 11.2 | 72.7 | 30.2 |
% CONS | 16.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
P value* | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.04 |
*P values stem from Mann-Whitney U tests (age) and χ2 tests (gender, burn type, professional completing BaSAT) representing differences from pre to post within centres.
†Nurse includes: nurses, research nurses, emergency nurse practitioner, advanced nurse practitioner.
BaSAT, Burns and Scalds Assessment Template; BuRN-Tool, Burns Risk assessment for Neglect and maltreatment in children Tool; CONS, consultant; ED, emergency department; REG, registrar; SHO, senior house officer.