International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Table 2 Confirmed burn transport decisions by location and age (Western Cape Province, 2011)

From: Operational demands on pre-hospital emergency care for burn injuries in a middle-income setting: a study in the Western Cape, South Africa

		Transported		Remained on scene
Age group	Number	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban
Children^a	449	221	194	11	23
Adults	749	351	292	42	64
Total	1198	572	486	53	87

^a<13 years

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