Incidence of burns among autopsies done at Government Medical College, Aurangabad
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Forensic Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Burns occur in all circumstances of human life like domestic, non-domestic and industrialization etc. In India burns due to domestic accidentare most common and are also causing most extensive and severe injuries to the body. Unnatural death due to burns is very common in region. Aims and Objectives: To study the incidence of burns with respect to victims age, sex and Marital status. Materials and Methods: This Cross-Sectional Observational study was carried out in The Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at Govt. Medical college and Hospital, Aurangabad during the period of Jan-2015 to Dec-2015. Out of 1700 medico-legal autopsies, 200 burn cases formed the material for the present study. Results: The incidence of burns was found to be 11.76% (200/1700). The highest number of burns cases i.e.26.5% were seen in the 19-25 yrs age group. Out of 200 cases, 160 were females and 40 were males The male: female ratio was 1: 4. The maximum numbers of cases of burns were amongst married (74%) individuals. Conclusion: The present study of incidence of burns among autopsies revealed low incidence of burns and female preponderance, young age and marriage as associated factors.
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M A Mateen, Ku Zine
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