Socio-Demographic Profile and Reported Circumstances of Death among Female Burn-Victims: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Fire has been a blessing in disguise to mankind, yet fire also has immense potentials for destruction. Burn injuries claim a lot of lives every year. Causes ranges from accidents, suicides, and even homicides. A cross sectional study was conducted in an urban Medical College of West Bengal where death of women following Burns, whose bodies were autopsied in the police morgue were studied. Most of the victims were found to be within the age group of 21-30 years. Religion wise distribution showed a Hindu predominance and occupation wise most of the victims were housewives though working women victims too were found in significant numbers. Most of the cases as found in inquest report were reported to be accidental, but suicides and instances of marital disharmony were found. A predominance of married women was found among victims of burn injuries and a greater number of the victims belonged to lower economic group.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Soumyajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Dr. Arup Kundu, Dr. Atanu Bhattacharjee, Dr. Arista Lahiri, Dr. Shouvanik Adhya
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