TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Firecracker injuries during Diwali festival: The epidemiology and impact of legislation in Delhi
JO  - Indian journal of plastic surgery
A1  - Tandon, R.
A1  - Agrawal, K.
A1  - Narayan, R. P.
A1  - Tiwari, V. K.
A1  - Prakash, V.
A1  - Kumar, S.
A1  - Sharma, S.
SP  - 97
EP  - 101
VL  - 45
IS  - 1
N2  - SETTING AND DESIGN: A hospital-based retrospective study of firecracker-related injuries was carried out at a government sponsored hospital in Delhi. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 1373 patients attended the emergency burn care out-patients clinic during 2002-2010 pre-Diwali, Diwali and post-Diwali days. Every year, a disaster management protocol is revoked during these 3 days under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. RESULTS: There was an increase in the number of patients of firecracker-related injuries in Delhi national capital region from the year 2002 to 2010, based on the hospital statistics. During the study period, the hospital received approximately one patient with firecracker-related injury per 100,000 population of the city. 73.02% of the victims were 5-30 years old. Majority (90.87%) of them sustained <5% total body surface area burn. CONCLUSIONS: In spite of legislations and court orders, the number of patients is on the rise. The implementation agencies have to analyse the situation to find a way to control this preventable manmade accident. Websites, emails, SMS, social sites, etc. should be used for public education, apart from conventional methods of public awareness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0970-0358
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.96595
ID  - ref1
ER  -