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International Journal of Advances In Case Reports

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
Mcmed International
International Journal of Advances In Case Reports
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XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 - 8005 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
ACCIDENTAL BURNS OR SUICIDE: A CASE REPORT
Author
Jai Prakash Soni1, Dinesh Chhillar1*, S. K. Dhattarwal3, Yogesh Kumar2, Vincent Merry1, Vinod Kumar1
Email
dinesh.chhillar@gmail.com
keyword
Kerosene, Burn injuries, Kerosene poisoning, Brain tumor, Suicide.
Abstract
Kerosene is among the most frequently used fuels for cooking, lighting and heating among people living in low-income communities lacking electricity in under developed and developing countries. Kerosene is relatively inexpensive and a wide range of appliances are equipped to burn it, but it can endanger human health from burns and poisoning. Generally kerosene poisoning is most commonly seen in children and burn injuries are mostly seen in females while cooking. Though kerosene can also be used for suicide, homicide, assault, or arson attempts, fires due to kerosene can be particularly dangerous in low-income urban communities, where dwellings are densely located and constructed of flammable materials such as wood and cardboard. Burn injury cases caused by kerosene is routinely seen in casualty and wards, and in routine postmortem cases also we see burn injuries which are mostly by kerosene but kerosene poisoning along with burn is rarely reported specially in a young adult female. In this paper we present such a case in which a 35 year old female individual came to casualty with burn injuries alleged to be accidental in nature but autopsy revealed that she had also consumed kerosene.
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