Health service utilisation cost associated with residential fire incidents in New South Wales, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fire is a major contributor to global fatalities and disabilities and remains a prevalent threat to individuals in Australia. New South Wales (NSW) experiences over one-third of all structure fires, including residential ones, in the country and one-quarter of all associated deaths and hospital admissions. In an atmosphere of rising healthcare cost and heightened demand for its services, obtaining total cost data for residential fires is essential. The study aims to estimate the cost of health service utilisation, including ambulance, emergency, and hospital admission, resulting from residential fire incidents in NSW, Australia.

Method

This population-based cohort study uses response and health service administration data from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2014. T

SUBMITTER: Rahman FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895164 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature