Distribution of head burns and rate/1000 serious fires for years with and without FDNY hood
| No hood | Hood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 (n=1356) | 1994 (n=1471) | 1995 (n=1411) | 1997 (n=1288) | 1998 (n=1118) | 1999 (n=1292) | |
| *p≤0.05 for comparison of firefighter burns/1000 serious fires wearing hoods (all three winters combined) v not wearing hoods (all three winters combined). | ||||||
| Scalp | ||||||
| 1 Burn | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| ≥2 Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Burns/1000 fires | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Neck | ||||||
| 1 Burn | 41 | 59 | 51 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
| ≥2 Burns | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 54 | 88 | 68 | 35 | 29 | 32 |
| Burns/1000 fires | 40 | 60 | 48 | 27* | 26* | 25* |
| Face | ||||||
| 1 Burn | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
| ≥2 Burns | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 26 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 26 |
| Burns/1000 fires | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
| Ears | ||||||
| 1 Burn | 20 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| ≥2 Burns | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 32 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| Burns/1000 fires | 24 | 27 | 7 | 6* | 13* | 8* |
| Head burn totals | ||||||
| 1 Burn | 80 | 95 | 73 | 50 | 46 | 39 |
| ≥2 Burns | 17 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| Total | 117 | 171 | 110 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Burns/1000 fires | 86 | 116 | 78 | 56* | 61* | 57* |