A Study of Burn Death Cases of Rural Areas of Ranchi Conducted at RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand: A Postmortem Study

Abstract

Burn injury is one of the most common cause of unnatural deaths worldwide. Survival after occurrence of burn injury has drastically  increased in past decades especially in developed countries. Though both males and females may be victims of burn, females are more  susceptible as they are more involved in household activities. Often the manner of burn is closed in mystery and unreliable statements, the  reason behind this may be domestic, personal, occupational or social tragedy and more recently dowry deaths.