Self-inflicted burns: a common way of suicide in the Asian population. A 10-year retrospective study

H. Sheth; P. Dziewulski; J. A.D. Settle

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(94)90062-0

Self-inflicted burns: a common way of suicide in the Asian population. A 10-year retrospective study

H. Sheth, P. Dziewulski, J. A.D. Settle

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Abstract

A 10-year retrospective survey of a total of 234 adult admissions to the Yorkshire Regional Burns unit during a period from March 1983 to March 1993 was carried out. Among these, 20 patients had self-inflicted burns, three were males and 17 were females. Amongst the females 14 were of Asian origin and three were of Caucasian origin. All the six Caucasian patients had a past history of psychiatric illness. The use of a flammable liquid seemed the most common mode of attempting suicide by burning.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	334-335
Number of pages	2
Journal	Burns
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4179(94)90062-0
State	Published - Aug 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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