Table 2

Description and outcomes of patients from Maine under the age of 60 years who survived for at least 24 hours after injury with burns that covered at least 50% of the body surface area. Patients transferred out of state are shown in parentheses

Survivors/non-survivors
Age (years)1977–881989–98
Burns >70%
0–193 (3)/6 (4)3 (3)/1 (1)
20–394 (2)/5 (3)0/2 (2)
40–591/5 (1)1 (1)/4 (4)
Burns 50%–70%
0–198 (5)/1 (1)7 (7)/1
20–3914 (4)/24 (3)/1
40–595 (1)/211 (7)/3 (1)
Total patients57 (24)38 (29)
Survivors36 (15)27 (21)