title: Burn injuries related to suicide.
abstract: Of 1060 admissions to the burns unit, Royal Brisbane Hospital, over a 12-year period, there were 30 cases (2.8%) of attempted suicide. Fourteen (47%) of these patients died. The psychosocial features of people using self-ignition as a method of suicide are consistent with those of suicide in general. The morbidity if high and the outcome is often fatal, especially for those using a flammable liquid.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000453:epidemiology