Body Surface Area (BSA), Body parts Involvement and Consciousness among burns case brought to Tertiary care hospital

Abstract

important and urgent to know about the profile of cases of burns especially in Bhavnagar region. Materials and Method: The present study was conducted in department of forensic medicine Govt. Medical College, Bhavnagar during the period from January 2013 to December 2013 with a view to study the BSA, Body parts Involvement and Consciousness among burn cases brought for the post mortem examination and includes a total of 243 cases of death due to burns. All the data related to age, sex, marital status, type and manner of burns with area involved, and survival time were recorded with detailed autopsy examination and subsequently analyzed statistically. Results: in 41.56% case Total Body surface area involved was 91-100%, our of 243 burns case 207 case were conscious when brought to Hospital. Most commonly involved body part was upper limb followed by chest and genital were involved in only 114 cases. Conclusion: The epidemiological factors of burn injuries vary in different countries. For planning and implementing prevention programs, the approach has to be multi-disciplinary and coordinated.