Citation

Kulahci Y, Sever C, Noyan N, Uygur F, Ates A, Evinc R, Oksüz S, Sahin C, Yuksel F. J. Burn Care Res. 2011; 32(3): 399-404.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erzurum Military Hospital, Erzurum; Department of Psychiatry, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul; and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Burn Association, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/BCR.0b013e318217f87a

PMID

21422944

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 with 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.

Language: en