Paper Title :Study on Social Causes of Burns Injury in Thoothukudi Region

Author :A.K.Sheik Manzoor, K.Kannan, D.Jayakumar, V.Surya Pratibha

Article Citation :A.K.Sheik Manzoor ,K.Kannan ,D.Jayakumar ,V.Surya Pratibha , (2017 ) " Study on Social Causes of Burns Injury in Thoothukudi Region " , International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) , pp. 14-17, Volume-3,Issue-2

Abstract : India, the second most populous country in the world with over a billion people has an estimated annual burn incidence of 6-7 million, based on data from major hospitals when extrapolated to whole of the country, which is the second largest group of injuries after road accidents. India contributes between 163000 and 200 000 annual burn deaths to the global toll. The high incidence is attributed to illiteracy, poverty and low level safety consciousness in the population. Many of such burns injury are preventable. To study the problem is first step in planning preventive and management strategies. In this study of social causes of burns injury, the various social causes for burns are studied from patients admitted to Government Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital. A structured interview was conducted with patients or the relatives in the burns ward using questionnaire and various details were collected. The results obtained from the study are accidental burns injuries are the most common cause of burns injury, followed by suicide, homicide, and rescue burns. Only education, knowledge and application of knowledge while handling fire and related substances can prevent the occurrences of burn injuries. Further improving the literacy rate to 100%, improving the socioeconomic status of whole country, appropriate use of fire safety measures could bring down the incidence of burns. Index Terms— Burns, Injuries, Preventive, Safety Measures, Socioeconomic.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-3,Issue-2

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