Citation

Kanchan T, Ram P, Tandon A, Krishan K. Burns 2015; 41(6): 1372-1373.

Affiliation

Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.burns.2015.06.014

PMID

26188885

Abstract

Acid violence is associated with extensive burns, maiming, blindness, and even death. Acid attacks through the ages, have not uncommonly been reported in literature. From a global standpoint although the South East Asian Region (SEAR) has dominated with regard to volume of said attacks, the distribution still remains wide as do the reasons behind such a form of attack [1,2]. Studies show that a remarkable 50–70% of the documented cases of acid violence in the region were females. This type of violence against women is alarming and needs urgent attention and necessary interventions.

Language: en