Citation

Jayaprakash G, Karthik SK, Nagaraj BM, Velu MJ, Kumari D. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2016; 10(1): 142-146.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00033.5

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study is an epidemiological profile of the unnatural death cases resulting from burns brought to the mortuary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar medical college, Bengaluru over a four year period from January 2011 to December 2014. This study explores the age-gender distribution, socio-economic status, place of occurrence, survival period, smell of kerosene and status of clothes over the body, degree of burns, total body surface area involved, manner of death and cause of death. The results of this study provides the necessary information to develop proper burn prevention, thereby reducing the frequency of burns and burn related deaths.

Language: en