Burn injuries and scars are for life. Prevention is better than a cure!

Burn prevention is very important to the Australian New Zealand and Burns Association (ANZBA). The Burn Prevention Committee is working hard on this issue to help everyone stop burns.

  • ANZBA and all the burns services throughout Australia & New Zealand know how bad burn injuries can be.
  • We see how change and action in both the community and government can make our environments a safer place.
  • As clinicians we are all aware of the positive impact of education on the community, especially as most burns are preventable.
 
Prevention FAQ's:
  • Unfortunately the people most often gettng burn injuries are small children, the elderly and immigrants.
  • Burns often involve risk taking behaviour.
  • The ANZBA Prevention Committee highlighted the issue of young males using accelerants to light or enhance fires.
  • Data from the Burn Registry of Australia & New Zealand (BRANZ) show 67% of cases treated in an ANZBA burn unit are male.
  • The 20 to 29 year age group accounted for 27% of adult burns, and almost half are caused by fire.
  • Adult burns are often outdoor fire such as campfre and firepits. An Accelerant was used to ignite/enhance the flame in over half of flame burns in the 16 to 49 year age group.
  • Childrens burns are often from cups of tea and coffee.

 

This section of the ANZBA website provides various burn prevention resources – browse the links on the right to view. Please contact the ANZBA Secretariat if you or your organisation would like to contribute to the content of this page.

The best prevention for burns is to be educated and informed.
 

This month's focus in burn prevention

 

SUNBURN

Burn units have seen high numbers of sunburns this summer.

You can still get burnt in the shade.

Stay safe.