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Emergency hospital admissions due to hot tap water scalds (aged 0-4 years) (17174) Metric type
- Help text
- Rate of emergency admissions by children aged 0 to 4 years where the external cause was X11 (Contact with hot tap-water).External cause is defined as the first diagnosis code that represents an external cause (codes between V01-Y98).
Injuries are a leading cause of hospitalisation and represent a major cause of premature mortality for children and young people. They are also a source of long-term health issues, including mental health related to experience(s).The inclusion of this indicator is key for cross-sectoral and partnership working to reduce injuries, including child safeguarding.
Originally published as part of NHS Digital Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
- Modified
- 08 Mar 2024
- Data last updated
- 11 Mar 2024
- Short label
- Emergency hospital admissions due to hot tap water scalds (aged 0-4 years)
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 2
- Polarity
- a low value is good
- Measure
- 5 year rate of hospital admissions per 100,000
- Dataset
- Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) 5 Year
- Collection
- Child and Maternal Health
- Source
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
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