PROFILE STUDY OF CASES OF DEATH DUE TO DROWNING

Authors

  • Mohammed Musaib M Shaikh Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine Department B. J. Medical college, Civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad-380004, Gujarat.
  • H J Chotaliya Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine Department B. J. Medical college, Civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad-380004, Gujarat.
  • V N Parmar Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine Department B. J. Medical college, Civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad-380004, Gujarat.
  • K S Lad Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine Department B. J. Medical college, Civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad-380004, Gujarat.
  • Chauham Desani Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine Department B. J. Medical college, Civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad-380004, Gujarat.
  • S D Kalele Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine Department B. J. Medical college, Civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad-380004, Gujarat.

Keywords:

Drowning, Impact factor, Bhavnagar

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the pattern of cases of Drowning, to focus on impact of various factors and to evaluate the present situation about death due to drowning at Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. A study was carried out on 70 cases of drowning, brought for postmortem examination at Sir T General Hospital and Government Medical College Bhavnagar, during the period of June 2010 to May 2012. This study throw some lights on the emerging trends that incidence of death due to drowning is increases in monsoon season, in male, lower socio economic status, poor education level. Most of the victims were from the age group of 21 to 30 years. In present study common place of Drowning was well followed by sea. We found that majority of cases died within 12 hours before starting of post mortem examination. 

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Published

2015-01-30

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2014): Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Jul-Dec)

Section

Original Research Paper

How to Cite

PROFILE STUDY OF CASES OF DEATH DUE TO DROWNING. (2015). Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 31(2), 57–59. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/jfmt/article/view/18144