1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, S. R. T. Rural Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Ambajogai, Dist. Beed, Maharashtra
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, S. R. T. Rural Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Ambajogai, Dist. Beed, Maharashtra
3Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, S. R. T. Rural Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Ambajogai, Dist. Beed, Maharashtra
*Email: sandeepvharidas@gmail.com
Online published on 19 July, 2017.
Burns have tremendous medico-legal importance as they are considered to be among the common causes of unnatural deaths in India.
Prospective analysis of 90 cases of fatal thermal burns which were brought for medico-legal post-mortem at Rural Govt. Medical College & Hospital during the one year period was studied. The data was complied, tabulated and analyzed statistically.
Fatal burns contributed to 20% of total post-mortems performed. Most common age group involved was 21-30years. Married Hindu females were mostly affected. Maximum (71.1%) cases showed total body surface area involvement between 71–100% and most of the cases (34.4%) survived for 7 days or more. Septicaemia was the cause of death in 58.9% cases. Accidental burns accounted for 55.6% cases. Mass education, elimination of poverty and adopting safe cooking habits will reduce the incidence of fatal thermal burn cases.
Fatal Thermal Burns, Post-Mortems, Accidental Burns, Homicidal Burn, Married Females
