Pattern of burns cases brought to morgue, Sion Hospital, Mumbai: A two year study.

The present study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion Mumbai and total 237 cases were collected for this study purpose. Female victims were most commonly affected as compared to male victims. The age group of 21-30 years 97 (40.93%) was most commonly affected followed by age group 31-40 years 54 (22.79%). The thermal burns 184 (77.63%) was most commonly noted followed by electrical burns 23 (9.71%). Married females 114 (76.51%) most common victims and most of victims survived for a period of 12 to 24 Hours 61 (25.74%). Head, face & neck 206 (86.91%) region of body was most commonly affected followed by Chest 174 (73.41%) region of body. The most of victims sustained 51 to 75% burns133 (56.12%) and most common manner of death was accidental burns 147(62.02%).

Original research paper study of unnatural deaths in females a medicolegal study at rural medical college, Loni.

The present study was undertaken in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Rural Medical College, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Aims and objectives to study the incidences of unnatural deaths in females with special reference to “DOWRY DEATHS” in which cases medico legal autopsies was conducted. Data of total 310 cases were collected for this study purpose from police panchnama, post mortem reports and through interrogation of the parents, relatives, friends, neighbors accompanying dead body. Majority of the female deaths were in the age group 26 to 30 years (24.56%) followed by age group 21 to 25 years (21.93%). In majority of the victims burns (50%) was the common cause of death followed by poisoning (17.1%) and vehicular accidents (16.45%). Majority of the married female victims (44.19%) died within seven years of marriage.