2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-69912011000600004
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Queimaduras autoinfligidas: tentativa de suicídio

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Analisar a incidência, características, conduta e taxa de mortalidade de pacientes com autolesão por queimaduras internados no Centro de Queimaduras de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Os pacientes do estudo consistiram das vítimas de queimaduras consecutivamente internadas na Unidade de Queimados do Hospital Regional da Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, durante o período de fevereiro de 2008 e fevereiro de 2009. Os dados foram obtidos na admissão e foram registrados prospect… Show more

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“…In Brazil, a recent epidemiological study performed at the largest Burn Care Center in Latin America found the alarming 21% of intentional burns, 12% of suicide attempts and 9% of aggressions [26]. In our study, we found incidences slightly lower than this but still similar to the ones reported by other authors in western countries [11] and similar to other Brazilian authors [2,3]. According to our findings, both self-inflicted and burns resulted from assaults correlated significantly with more severe injuries and worse outcomes, longer length of hospital stay and higher mortality than accidental injuries.…”
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confidence: 91%
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“…In Brazil, a recent epidemiological study performed at the largest Burn Care Center in Latin America found the alarming 21% of intentional burns, 12% of suicide attempts and 9% of aggressions [26]. In our study, we found incidences slightly lower than this but still similar to the ones reported by other authors in western countries [11] and similar to other Brazilian authors [2,3]. According to our findings, both self-inflicted and burns resulted from assaults correlated significantly with more severe injuries and worse outcomes, longer length of hospital stay and higher mortality than accidental injuries.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…They were also associated with issues such as drug abuse and previous psychiatric disorders, associations also reported by previous authors [3,16,27]. The main finding of our study, however, was that self-inflicted burns correlated significantly with a decrease in patient survival of burns even after adjusted analysis.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
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“…A forma usada para o suicídio depende da disponibilidade do método e de fatores culturais. Foi observado um índice elevado de autoextermínio com o uso de álcool e há uma ligação direta com a disponibilidade do produto no comércio 44,45 . Os agentes inflamáveis estão entre as principais causas dos acidentes laborais, principalmente nas profissões mais insalubres como construção civil e industrial 46 .…”
Section: Perfil Clínico E Epidemiológico De Pacientes Acometidos Por Queimadurasunclassified