Inhalation injury associated with smoking, alcohol and drug abuse: An increasing problem

Abstract This study investigated the association of inhalation injury (IHI) with smoking, alcohol and drug abuse in patients admitted to the Welsh Centre for Burns between 1995 and 2006. Common characteristics of these individuals were identified and contrasted with inhalation injury not associated...

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Published in:Burns 2009-09, Vol.35 (6), p.882-887
Main Authors: Bennett, S.P.H, Trickett, R.W, Potokar, T.S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Alcohol
Alcoholism - complications
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Burns
Child
Critical Care
Drug abuse
Female
Fires - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Inhalation injury
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Self-Injurious Behavior - complications
Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology
Smoke Inhalation Injury - epidemiology
Smoke Inhalation Injury - etiology
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wales - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract This study investigated the association of inhalation injury (IHI) with smoking, alcohol and drug abuse in patients admitted to the Welsh Centre for Burns between 1995 and 2006. Common characteristics of these individuals were identified and contrasted with inhalation injury not associated with these social factors. Two hundred and fourteen patients were identified with inhalation injury. Ninety-two of these were associated with smoking, alcohol abuse and/or drug abuse. The proportion of IHI cases associated with smoking remained stable but IHI associated with alcohol and drug abuse increased dramatically over the course of the study and if current trends continue will increase further in future years. This study also showed that IHI associated with smoking alcohol and drug abuse were found to be largely caused by housefires and deliberate self-harm, and occurred between 22:00 and 05:59 h. These results were in sharp contrast with IHI not associated with these factors.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2008.11.015