Intentional and non-intentional burn related deaths: A comparative study of socio-demographic profile

Abstract This is a retrospective study of 1689 consecutive admissions of burn deaths to the mortuary over a period of 5 years. The socio-demographic data was collected using special Performa and interviewing the family members, relatives, neighbours and from police reports. Depending on the presence...

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Published in:Burns 2015-03, Vol.41 (2), p.265-270
Main Authors: Kumar, Sachil, Singh, Uma Shankar, Verma, Anoop K, Ali, Wahid, Krishna, Akhilesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Burns
Burns - mortality
Child
Child, Preschool
Critical Care
Female
Humans
India
India - epidemiology
Infant
Intentional
Life Change Events
Male
Middle Aged
Non-intentional
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
Stressful life
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract This is a retrospective study of 1689 consecutive admissions of burn deaths to the mortuary over a period of 5 years. The socio-demographic data was collected using special Performa and interviewing the family members, relatives, neighbours and from police reports. Depending on the presence or absence of intentional intent, cases were divided into two groups and compared with regard to their socio-demographic profile. Both groups did not differ significantly with regard to age, sex and educational status. The cases with intentional deaths came from nuclear family, unmarried, student, low socio-economic status, had more stressful life events and suffered larger burns injuries compared with those who experienced non-intentional deaths. The majority of the cases were below the age of 35, unemployed and females outnumbered males in both the groups.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2014.06.006