Table 1

Comparison of precompletion and postcompletion of data fields following implementation of the BaSAT

Category	Field name	Pre-BaSAT (2007)		Post-BaSAT (2016)		P value
Category	Field name	Checked (n=50)	% Checked	Checked (n=50)	% Checked	P value
Patient and clinician details	Age at the time of injury	50	100	50	100	1.00
	Gender	50	100	50	100	1.00
	Ethnicity	0	0	22	44	<0.001
	Date assessment undertaken	50	100	50	100	1.00
	Time assessment undertaken	50	100	49	98	1.00
	Date injury occurred	47	94	50	100	0.24
	Time injury occurred	28	56	47	94	<0.001
	Person completing this form	43	86	47	94	0.32
	Who is accompanying the child	39	78	47	94	0.04
History of injury	Type of injury	50	100	50	100	1.00
	Location	27	54	49	98	<0.001
	Was anyone in the room/vicinity at the time?	21	42	49	98	<0.001
	What is the explanation for the injury?	50	100	50	100	1.00
	What was the child doing just before the incident?	22	44	49	98	<0.001
	Agent	50	100	50	100	1.00
	Location of hot item	35	70	47	94	0.003
	Mechanism	48	96	50	100	0.50
	Was first aid given by the parent/carer?	33	66	50	100	<0.001
	Was the burn covered?	2	4	43	86	<0.001
	Was analgesia administered by the parent/carer prior to arrival at the ED?	7	14	48	96	<0.001
Characteristics of injury	Was a body map completed?	42	84	50	100	0.006
	Was the pattern of injury recorded?	0	0	47	94	<0.001
	Was the depth of injury recorded?	46	92	50	100	0.12
	Total body surface area (%)	8	16	50	100	<0.001
	Were there any other injuries on examination?	12	24	49	98	<0.001
Screening referrals and outcome	Was there appropriate adult supervision?	3	6	48	96	<0.001
Screening referrals and outcome	Late presentation?	3	6	48	96	<0.001
	Was the explanation consistent with the stage of development?	2	4	44	88	<0.001
	Did it fit with the pattern seen?	4	8	37	74	<0.001
	Is there any developmental impairment?	2	4	46	92	<0.001
	Was there any previous ED attendance?	2	4	44	88	<0.001
	Does the child/family have a social worker now?	0	0	48	96	<0.001
	Did the child/family have a SW or any SS involvement in the past?	0	0	47	94	<0.001
	Is there any domestic violence in the home?	0	0	32	64	<0.001
	Was a child protection referral made?	2	4	48	96	<0.001
	Were any other referrals made?	20	40	48	96	<0.001
	Outcome	48	96	48	96	1.00

*n is not 50. The number of participants of this field is dependent on other factors or answers to previous questions. Where n does not equal 50, the value is denoted in the space. SW -soical worker; SS -social services.
BaSAT, Burns and Scalds Assessment Template; SS, social services; SW, social work.