Study of Medicolegal Aspects of Burnt Cases (Fatal and non-fatal) Admitted to Plastic Surgery Department, Sohag university Hospitals: retrospective study | ||||
| Mansoura Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology | ||||
| Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 75-88 PDF (1.04 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjfmct.2025.339630.1089 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Wafaa Abdel-Ghaffar Ali   1; Noha Osman A. Mohammed2; Shenouda Gamil Fayez3; Asmaa Mohammed Khalaf4
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| 1Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology | ||||
| 2Plastic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Plastic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University,Egypt | ||||
| 4Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Burn injuries have an impact on both physical and psychological well-being of victim; it can cause deterioration to skin cells, tissues and organs too. Burn injuries in Egypt represent a major problem as compared with malignancy, heart diseases and road accidents. The current work aimed to study medicolegal aspects of burnt (fatal and non-fatal) cases admitted to Plastic Surgery Department at Sohag University Hospitals over three years. A retrospectives study included 564 reports, data collected from records from 1 January 2019 to end of December 2021. Data collected; age, gender, residence, seasonal variations, diurnal variations, degree, site, percent and cause of burn, duration of hospital stay, fate of cases, survival duration, cause of death, place of occurance, and manner of burn. The study showed that preschool children were the most affected age group of burn (41.2%), males more affected than females but not statistically significant, burnt cases in rural areas (70.6%) more than urban (29.4%) with a significant difference. The majority of cases occurred in winter (54%) and afternoon (53.3%) with seasonal and diurnal statistical significance. Burn occurred more indoors (94.1%) with more scald cases (62.4%), most cases were of second degree (70.6 %). Cardiogenic shock was the most frequent cause of death in burnt cases. The study of medicolegal aspects of burn cases found that children under 7 years were the most affected, most incidents in rural areas and during winter. Accidental scald burns were the most common, with males more frequently affected. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Seasonal variations; Aspects; Scald; Medicolegal; Burn degrees | ||||
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