title: Burn assault with paint thinner ignition: an unexpected burn injury caused by street children addicted to paint thinner.
abstract: The frequency of assault by burning among all burn patients varies from country to country. Assault by burning, although uncommon, is a serious form of trauma and a significant source of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this retrospective study was to identify the epidemiologic features, current etiological factors, and the mortality of nine patients admitted to our burn unit between January 1999 and January 2009 after unexpected burn assault by paint thinner ignition caused by street children addicted to paint thinner. The circumstances of this injury and preventive measures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kulahci
authors.forename: Celalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noyan
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uygur
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Evinc
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oksuz
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002053:Burn Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005390:Fires; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010150:Paint / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D015996:Survival Rate; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents