ArticleBurns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries2022
Increased self-immolation frequency and severity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article in Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Race/ethnicity on firearm & self-injuries during COVID-19 using TQIP data.Surgery open science · 2026Article
- Self-Inflicted Burns: A Comparative Study in a Spanish Sample.European burn journal · 2025Article
- Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline: was the COVID-19 pandemic a potentially important stressor?Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Psychiatric Illness and Substance Abuse: Unaddressed Factors in Burn Injury.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2023Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Inflicted Burn Injuries in Patients With Previously Diagnosed Bipolar Disorder.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether the increased restrictions, isolation and stressors associated with COVID-19 led to an increase in rates or severity of self-immolation burn injuries.
designRetrospective review of a prospectively-collected database of New South Wales burn patients, comparing 2020 data with the preceding 5 years.
settingBoth adult units in the New South Wales Statewide Burn Injury Service (Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital).
participantsAll adult patients in New South Wales with self-inflicted burn injuries between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2020. OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographic information, precipitating factors, burn severity, morbidity and mortality outcomes.
resultsWe found18 episodes of self-immolation in 2020, compared to an average of 10 per year previously. Burn size significantly increased (43% total body surface area vs 28%) as did revised Baux score (92 vs 77). Most patients had a pre-existing psychiatric illness. Family conflict and acute psychiatric illness were the most common precipitating factors.
conclusion2020 saw an increase in both the frequency and severity of self-inflicted burn injuries in New South Wales, with psychiatric illness a major factor.
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