Table 2

Distribution of body burns by body region in FDNY firefighters and rate/1000 serious fires

	TU 1993 (n=1263)	MU 1995 (n=1237)	MMU 1998 (n=983)	TU 1993 (n=1263)	MU 1995 (n=1237)	MMU 1998 (n=983)	TU 1993 (n=1263)	MU 1995 (n=1237)	MMU 1998 (n=983)
TU = traditional uniform (5/1/93–8/31/93). MU = modern uniform (5/1/95–8/31/95).
MMU = modified modern uniform (5/1/98–8/31/98). All burns = trunk + upper + lower extremities.
Upper leg = above the knee. Mid-leg = knee to above ankle. Lower leg = ankle and below.
Upper arm = above the elbow. Mid-arm = elbow to above wrist. Lower arm = wrist, hand and fingers.
p≤0.05 (MU v TU). *p≤0.05 (MMU v TU).
	All burns			Upper extremity			Lower extremity
1 Burn	215	47	33	141	26	16	112	13	17
2 Burns	39	4	6	17	0	3	15	0	1
>3 Burns	21	0	3	3	0	1	9	0	1
Total	362	39	47	186	26	25	176	13	22
Burns/1000 fires	287	32*	48**	147	21*	28**	139	11*	22**
	Upper arm			Mid-arm			Lower arm
1 Burn	3	0	0	7	3	1	137	23	15
2 Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	3
>3 Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
Total	3	0	0	7	3	1	176	23	24
Burns/1000 fires	2	0	0	6	2	1	139	19*	24**
	Upper leg			Mid-leg			Lower leg
1 Burn	22	0	3	94	12	15	6	1	1
2 Burns	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
>3 Burns	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
Total	22	0	3	148	12	18	6	1	1
Burns/1000 fires	17	0	3	117	10*	18**	5	1	1