Sunburn presenting to the accident & emergency department of two north Dublin hospitals

A retrospective study was carried out in two North Dublin hospitals to determine how many patients attended the Accident & Emergency Departments of these hospitals with sunburn. 30 patients presented to Beaumont Hospital over a nine month period from January to September 1992, 28 of whom attended during the four months from 1st May 1992 to 31st August 1992. During the same four month period, 27 children attended the Accident & Emergency Department of Temple Street Hospital for treatment of sunburn. This was a marked increase from the previous year, when only six children presented to Temple Street Hospital with sunburn.