Abstract
Electrical burn injury is one of the most destructive injuries seen in the casualty room of any hospital. It is a special type of injury with potential of causing significant functional disability and extensive disfigurement. This retrospective study was conducted in the Burn Unit of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, a leading tertiary care centre of Central India. This study was done by us to know about the demographic pattern of victims of electrical burn in our area. We wanted to quantify the loss of life due to electrical injuries and assess the degree of disability in the survivors .This retrospective epidemiological study was conducted on patients of electric burn, admitted between Jan. 2007 and Nov. 2012 in our burn unit. We have studied 67 patients of electric burns in this study. Most of the human and economic losses caused by accidents leading to the electrical burn injuries could have been prevented. Prevention of these accidents can be done increasing social awareness and observation of basic and simple precautions by an individual which can be imbibed with the primary education.
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