Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Electrical burns – A 3 years retrospective study.

Jayanthi Mala A. , Obed V. , Thomas A. G.

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 The objective of the present study was to study the pattern of electrical burn Injuries that presented to our hospital. A retrospective study was planned, over a period of three years from 2010 to 2012 using patient records from hospital main record section. Relevant data collected from individual case files, these data were then evaluated and statistically analyzed. Sixty six electrical burn patients were treated over a period of 3 years. Patient’s age, gender, occupation, percentage of total body surface area (%TBSA), high and low voltage injuries, coexisting trauma, mortality rate were analyzed. Causes that are unique to our area that leads to such injuries are also discussed. In the present study the most common electrical burns were low voltage burns and the most of them affected were males. Most of these injuries were preventable if only, safety guidelines were followed. 

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Jayanthi Mala A., Obed V., Thomas A.G., Electrical burns – A 3 years retrospective study., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-3 | MARCH‾2017

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