TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Profile of fatal electric current injury cases
JO  - Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
A1  - Walia, D.S.
A1  - Kaur, R.
A1  - Gargi, J.
A1  - Singh, D.
A1  - Aggarwal, A.D.
SP  - 40
EP  - 45
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0972-5687
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -