Autopsy based profile of death in burn cases- One year prospective study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Fire since ancient times have kept amusing mankind in various ways Perhaps it is one of the greatest inventions in the history of all times It has helped humans to evolve but if mishandled can lead to serious consequences It is commonly encountered as medical emergencies in any hospital in India It has continuously effected population resulting in form of prolonged morbidity disability and even as death of the individual ultimately leading to loss to individuals family society and to the state The present prospective study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine Toxicology MGM Medical College MY Hospital Indore during the period from 1st August 2017 to 31st July 2018 which includes a total of 277 cases of death due to burn injuries brought to the mortuary of the hospital for medicolegal postmortem examination During the study period burn in female victims was more evident with accounting 178 643 cases as compared to males 99 357 3140 years age group in males ie 24 86 was most effected and minimum in the age group of 010 years ie 5 18 whereas in females maximum incidence was noted in the age group of 2130 years ie 80 288 and minimum 5 cases were reported in age group of above 61 years The minimum age to suffer burns was 1 year which was a male child and maximum age was 80 years which was a male patient Various other demographic aspects of deaths due to burns were included as objective in the study and ultimately provided some remedial measures in order to cope up with current scenarioKeywords Burn Autopsy Demography Body surface area Manner of death
Authors and Affiliations
Rahul Agrawal, Devesh Pateria, P S. Thakur, B K Singh, Jitendra Tomar
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- DOI 10.18231/2394-6776.2018.0054
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