Profile Of Unnatural Deaths In Bhuj (Gujarat): A Retrospective Study
Profile Of Unnatural Deaths
Keywords:
unnatural death, burns, injuries, accidentsAbstract
Background and Objectives: After the earthquake in Bhuj, Gujarat, there is great development in this region. At the same time the Unnatural deaths are also increased. We have studied the pattern of unnatural deaths and tried to find out the various causes of death according to the cause of death. We also suggested the probable reasons and remedies for this. Method: The paper presents the retrospective study of 1110 post-mortem cases in New G.K. General Hospital, Bhuj during the span of three years (1st January 2008 to 31st December 2010). Results: We concluded that out of total 1110 cases of post-mortems total 1021(91.99%) cases were found of unnatural deaths. We found the pattern of unnatural deaths and among all unnatural deaths; the commonest cause was burns (358 cases, 35.25%). Rest of cases was of head injury, poisoning, regional injury, drowning, hanging, etc in descending order. We also found that majority of victims were males, young adults (21-30 years) and from rural areas. Conclusion: Majority of male deaths were due to injuries, probably accidental in nature and majority of females deaths were due to burns. We have also shown the probable reasons and future plans for this
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