TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Backdraught deaths: a case of firecracker explosion
JO  - Journal of the Indian Medical Association
A1  - Reddy, K. Bhaskar
A1  - Shaji, Mohammed Habeebuddin
A1  - Kumar, Virendra
SP  - 123
EP  - 124
VL  - 111
IS  - 2
N2  - Backdraught is a type of explosion occurring in fire in closed spaces. The fire consumes all oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is avaibable. Here a case is presented where death occurred as a consequence of backdraught related explosion. The inflammable substance in this case was firecrackers, which were stored in a closed room. The resultant blast was strong enough to sever both the upper limbs of one individual and cleave the other individual into two.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-5847
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -