Profile of unnatural deaths in Manipal, Southern India 1994-2004
| Autor: | T.S. Mohan Kumar, G. Pradeep Kumar, Tanuj Kanchan, K. Yoganarasimha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male Adolescent Poison control India Autopsy Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Medical Records Pathology and Forensic Medicine Sex Factors Cause of Death Injury prevention Genetics medicine Humans Child Cause of death Retrospective Studies business.industry Medical record Poisoning Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Accidents Traffic Age Factors Infant Newborn Infant Forensic Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Accidental Child Preschool Female Medical emergency business Burns Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical forensic medicine. 13(3) |
| ISSN: | 1353-1131 |
| Popis: | Pattern of unnatural deaths is a reflection of the prevailing social set up and mental health status of the region. In an attempt to understand the magnitude and pattern of unnatural deaths in Manipal, Southern India, a 11-year retrospective study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. The study revealed a rise in road traffic fatalities (37%) that constituted the majority of autopsies carried out followed by death due to poisoning and burns. Male preponderance was quite evident (2.5:1) except for death due to burns where ratio was reversed (1:2.9). People in 3rd decade were most prone to such fatalities. Of the total medicolegal autopsies conducted in this period, the manner of death was unnatural in 98% of the cases and 71% of them were accidental in nature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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