FOI_8782

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8782

Date Request Received: 18/07/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 24/07/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: BBQ-Related Injuries and Hospital Admissions

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to BBQ-related injuries and accidents presenting at your hospital/trust. If it helps and is more efficient for your team, we’re happy to accept approximate figures or internal coding categories you may use for injury type or cause. Please could you provide the following for each of the last three calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date where available): The number of hospital admissions involving BBQ-related injuries.

Answer To Question 1: Please see Excel spreadsheet attached with our response To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI_8782 - BBQ-Related Injuries and Hospital Admissions.xlsx

Question Number 2: The number of emergency department attendances attributed to BBQ-related accidents.

Answer To Question 2: Please see Excel spreadsheet attached with our response

Question Number 3: A breakdown of the types of injuries reported in these cases (e.g. flame burns, contact burns, scalds, smoke inhalation, injuries from tool mishandling etc.).

Answer To Question 3: Please see Excel spreadsheet attached with our response

Question Number 4: A breakdown by age group of the patients treated for BBQ-related injuries.

Answer To Question 4: Please see Excel spreadsheet attached with our response

Question Number 5: If recorded, details of the type of equipment involved (e.g. charcoal BBQs, gas BBQs, disposable BBQs, pizza ovens, etc.).

Answer To Question 5: Please see Excel spreadsheet attached with our response
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