@article{ref1,
title="Profile of fatal electric current injury cases",
journal="Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology",
year="2017",
author="Walia, D.S. and Kaur, R. and Gargi, J. and Singh, D. and Aggarwal, A.D.",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="40-45",
abstract="This paper reviews the circumstances of 40 fatalities from electrical injuries brought for autopsy. 95% were accidental. 65% of the cases were from rural background. 92.5% of the deceased were males. Most of the fatalities were in the age group of 20-29 years (375%) followed by 30-39 years (27.5%). Laborers were the commonest victims followed by service personnel. 92.5% of the deaths occurred within the first half hour of the incident. The incidents peaked around July. The body parts included left upper limb, right upper limb and chest/abdomen in decreasing involvement and distribution. A comparison has been made with studies from other states and countries. © 2017 JPAFMAT. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0972-5687",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}