Citation

Sheth H, Dziewulski P, Settle JA. Burns 1994; 20(4): 334-335.

Affiliation

Yorkshire Regional Burns Unit, Pinderfields Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7945823

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.

Language: en