• Burns · Feb 2013

    Epidemiology of self-immolation.

    • Mohsen Rezaeian.
    • Social Medicine Department, Rafsanjan Medical School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Enghelab Sq., Rafsanjan, Iran. moeygmr2@yahoo.co.uk
    • Burns. 2013 Feb 1; 39 (1): 184-6.

    AbstractOne might categorize the method of committing suicide into fatal and non-fatal methods. One of the less recognized fatal methods of suicide is self-immolation or self-burn. In this article, a fresh look at the epidemiology of self-immolation around the world is taken. Furthermore, the case fatality rate and the prevention of suicides using self-immolation method are also discussed.

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