A two-year burns fatality study.
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2010-10
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A severe burn injury is the most devastating injury a person can sustain and yet hope to survive. It is a common catastrophe today as burn injury cases are one of the common emergencies admitted to any hospital. There are several social, economic, cultural and psychological factors interplaying which influence the reporting, treatment, management and if the patient dies the further investigations. As the etiological factors of burn injuries vary considerably in different communities, careful analysis of the epidemiological features in every community is needed before a sound prevention programme can be planned and implemented. When stratified by age, more females were found in most age groups. Most burns were domestic, with cooking being the most prevalent activity. The maximum incidence of burn injuries in males were noted in the age group of 21-30 years. 56% cases who suffered burns were housewives.26% females had 91-100% burns. Smell of kerosene was present in 4% cases. Maximum burns were of 3rd degree with 28% males and 54% females. Head & neck were involved in 94% cases Extremities were involved in all cases.
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Burns, Fatal, Fire, Dowry, Death
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Chawla Rahul, Chanana Ashok, Rai Hukumat, Aggarwal AD, Singh Harnam, Sharma Gaurav. A two-year burns fatality study. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2010 Oct; 32(4): 292-297.