Pattern of burns cases brought to morgue, Sion Hospital, Mumbai: A two year study.

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dc.contributor.authorBuchade, Dhiraj
dc.contributor.authorKukde, Hemant
dc.contributor.authorDere, Rajesh
dc.contributor.authorSavardekar, Ramesh
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-28T06:08:54Z
dc.date.available2012-11-28T06:08:54Z
dc.date.issued2011-10
dc.description.abstractThe present study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion Mumbai and total 237 cases were collected for this study purpose. Female victims were most commonly affected as compared to male victims. The age group of 21-30 years 97 (40.93%) was most commonly affected followed by age group 31-40 years 54 (22.79%). The thermal burns 184 (77.63%) was most commonly noted followed by electrical burns 23 (9.71%). Married females 114 (76.51%) most common victims and most of victims survived for a period of 12 to 24 Hours 61 (25.74%). Head, face & neck 206 (86.91%) region of body was most commonly affected followed by Chest 174 (73.41%) region of body. The most of victims sustained 51 to 75% burns133 (56.12%) and most common manner of death was accidental burns 147(62.02%).en_US
dc.identifier.citationBuchade Dhiraj, Kukde Hemant, Dere Rajesh, Savardekar Ramesh. Pattern of burns cases brought to morgue, Sion Hospital, Mumbai: A two year study. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2011 Oct; 33(4): 311-312.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/143410
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/jal/t11/i4/jalt11i4p311.pdfen_US
dc.subjectBurnsen_US
dc.subjectTypes of burnsen_US
dc.subjectPercentage of burns over the bodyen_US
dc.subjectManner of deathen_US
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAutopsy
dc.subject.meshBurns --classification
dc.subject.meshBurns --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshBurns --etiology
dc.subject.meshBurns --mortality
dc.subject.meshBurns --statistics & numerical data
dc.subject.meshCause of Death
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHospitals
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.titlePattern of burns cases brought to morgue, Sion Hospital, Mumbai: A two year study.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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