TY - JOUR AU - Esselman, Peter AB - Burns as a Result of Assault: Associated Risk Factors, Injury Characteristics, and Outcomes Marla S. Kaufman, MD,* Christina C. Graham, PhD,† Dennis Lezotte, PhD,§ James A. Fauerbach, PhD, Vincent Gabriel, MD,¶ Loren H. Engrav, MD,‡ Peter Esselman MD* The purpose of this study was to identify specific premorbid factors and injury characteristics associated with intentional burn injuries and to compare outcomes for individuals injured by assault and those with unintentional injuries. Participants sustaining major burns from May 1994 to August 2005 and consenting to a multisite, prospective, longitudinal outcome study were included. Etiology of the injury was classified as intentional (i.e., assault) or unintentional. Subjects <18 years old or with self-inflicted burns were excluded. Statistical analysis was per- formed with t-tests,  tests, and analysis of variance. Eighty patients sustained intentional burn injuries and 1982 subjects sustained nonintentional burn injuries. Compared to patients with nonintentional burns, those with burns related to assault were more likely to be female, black, and unemployed and to have higher rates of premorbid substance use. Between the groups, there were no significant differences in preinjury living situation, education level, history of psychiatric treatment, or hospital length of stay. The intentional-burn group had larger burns TI - Burns as a Result of Assault: Associated Risk Factors, Injury Characteristics, and Outcomes JF - Journal of Burn Care & Research DO - 10.1097/BCR.0B013E31802C896F DA - 2007-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/burns-as-a-result-of-assault-colon-associated-risk-factors-injury-bt2fLmpK0m SP - 21 EP - 28 VL - 28 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -