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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Burn Injury Prevention
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Campfire-related burn injuries are a common summer concern.
  • Drought and high winds increase wildfire risk, leading to fire bans.
  • The impact of recreational fire bans on burn admissions is not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effect of a statewide recreational fire ban on campfire-related burn admissions.
  • To compare burn admission data from a summer with a fire ban to a summer without one.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of burn center admissions from Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2010 and 2011.
  • Data included burn cause, total surface area (% TBSA), age, hospitalization duration, and ICU days.
  • Nonparametric statistical analysis (Fisher exact test, Mann-Whitney test) was used.

Main Results:

  • Campfire burn admissions decreased more than threefold (17% in 2010 vs. 5% in 2011).
  • Patient-days decreased from 91 in 2010 to 25 in 2011.
  • Patients with campfire burns were younger, with smaller % TBSA burns and shorter hospital stays.

Conclusions:

  • Recreational fire bans are effective in reducing campfire-related burn admissions.
  • Legislation targeting wildfire prevention also significantly lowers burn injury incidence.
  • Fire bans represent a successful public health intervention for preventing burn injuries.