The World Health Organization statistics reveal that every year 11 million people suffer burn injuries requiring medical attention, and that South-East Asia has become the burn capital of the world. From figures based on data extrapolated from major hospitals across the country, it is estimated that India has an annual burn incidence of 6-7 million, which is the second largest group of injuries after road accidents.
The surgery department of the government medical college in Jammu conducted a study to identify and analyze the demographic and socio-cultural aspects of burn patients and the various etiological factors causing burns in the Jammu province. They found that women constitute 60% of those with burn injuries and among the total burn injuries suffered, 80% of the victims were Hindus.
Burns
Burn injuries have reached epidemic proportions in recent years. Burn accident statistics show that at least 50% of all burn accidents can be prevented.
The study said, "70% of the burn victims are in the most productive age group of 15-40 years and most of the patients belong to the poor socio-economic strata. Nearly 1-1.5 lakh people become crippled and require multiple surgical procedures, and prolonged rehabilitation. 50% of those hospitalized succumb to their injuries. In the entire duration the distribution of burns according to gender remained almost constant with a clear female predominance. In terms of ethnicity, a clear majority of Hindu patients was observed throughout the years. The incidence in Hindus was found to be 81%."
The study titled, 'Burns in Jammu: Retrospective analysis from a regional center', will be published in Current Medicine Research and Practice.
Source: Medindia
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