Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Demographic Profile of Fatal Burns in Bagalkot, North Karnataka

1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry

2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry

Online published on 7 August, 2013.

Abstract

A retrospective study was conducted on the autopsy cases of death due to burns brought to the morgue of HSK Hospital, Bagalkot & District Civil Hospital, Bagalkot between period from October 2007 to September 2010. Out of 255 cases of burn injuries admitted to these hospitals in this 3-year's period, 115 cases of death were recorded. All these 115 cases were studied in relation with age, sex, marital status & occupation. Observations were also made in relation to total body surface area involved & cause of death. An attempt was made to analyze the manner of death.

Keywords

Burns, Autopsy, Demography, Cause of Death