@article{ref1,
title="Self-Inflicted Burns: The Value of Collaboration Between Medicine and Law",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2011",
author="Franchitto, Nicolas and Faurie, Cécile and Franchitto, Ludivine and Minville, Vincent and Telmon, Norbert and Rougé, Daniel",
volume="56",
number="3",
pages="638-642",
abstract="  Self-inflicted burns are rare in France, but they lead to major, often life-threatening complications. The authors reviewed medical data for patients hospitalized in a burn center from January 2004 to December 2008. Thirty-eight cases of self-inflicted burns were compared with 220 accidental burns. Women were predominantly affected (57.9%, n = 22). A psychiatric history (71%, n = 27) was more frequent in this population. The mean age of the victims was 38 years. The leading method of suicide was flame (94%, n = 36) associated with gasoline used as an accelerant (77.7%, n = 28). Mean total burn surface area (41.5%) and mortality (36.9%) were higher in the self-inflicted burn population. By recognizing epidemiological characteristics and patients at risk, we can better classify lesions related to self-immolation. It is important for the forensic physician to consult survival details to correlate these data with the results of autopsy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01706.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01706.x"
}