Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

A study of electrical burn injury in Bundelkhand reagion

Dr. K. N. Arya, Dr. Mahendra Kumar Bharti

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Introduction– Electrical damage caused by electric current passing through body. Electric burn injury may be domestic or commercial. Electric current are of two types– AC and DC. Material and method –This observational study of electric burn cases from O.P.D. and emergency of Medical College, Jhansi between 2014 to 2016 total 98 cases included. Result– Male–77(78.57%),Female–21(21.42).Male common age group 21–30 years 24(24.48%) and females is 0–10 years 8(8.16%). Hindu 86(87.75%),Muslim 12(12.24%),Educated 39(39.79%) , illiterate 59(60.20%), most common in farmers 30(30.61%), Rural population 67 (68.36%),urban 31(31.63%) ,married 55 (56.12%),unmarried43(43.87%),Joint family 58(59.18%),nuclear 40(40.81%),Low class 83(84.69%),Middle class–15( 15.30%), male high voltage burn 06(6.12%),low voltage 71(72.44%).female high voltage electric burn 01(1.02%) and low voltage 20( 20.40%).Industrial 07 (07.14%), Household 91(92.85%), Superficial 93(80.61%) and deep burn 05(5.10%). Conclusion– This study analyse the effect and outcome of electrical burn.

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A STUDY OF ELECTRICAL BURN INJURY IN BUNDELKHAND REAGION, Dr. K. N. Arya, Dr. Mahendra Kumar Bharti INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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