Fatal bull horn injury – A case report

Authors

  • Shailesh Raut Department of Forensic Medicine, Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College Ambajogai, Beed, Maharashtra, India
  • Sandeep Haridas Department of Forensic Medicine, Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College Ambajogai, Beed, Maharashtra, India
  • Rajesh Kachare Department of Forensic Medicine, Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College Ambajogai, Beed, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Bull horn injury, Farmer death, Manner of death, Abdominal trauma

Abstract

From time immemorial, India has been an agrarian country and the cows and bulls have been the backbone of our agriculture. Alarge  number of farmers in India depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood. The bull is a domestic animal and commonly reared for  farming purposes. Bull horn injuries are commonly found in rural areas. Accidental farmer deaths add burden to farmer's suicides  which is a troublesome problem in India now a day. Fatal bull horn injuries are not commonly reported in literature. Hence we are  presenting a case report of a farmer who became victim of fatal bull horn injury. 

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Published

2019-08-11

How to Cite

Raut, S., Haridas, S., & Kachare , R. (2019). Fatal bull horn injury – A case report . Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 41(2), 148-150. https://jiafm.in/index.php/jiafm/article/view/292