Accidental childhood fatalities in Manipal, India

Tanuj Kanchan; Ritesh G. Menezes

doi:10.1258/td.2007.070274

Accidental childhood fatalities in Manipal, India

Tanuj Kanchan^*
, Ritesh G. Menezes

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Children in the first decade of life are extremely vulnerable to accidents. Seventy-five cases of accidental deaths in children aged less than ten years were identified in a retrospective review of medicolegal autopsies during 1993–2006 in Manipal, India. Boys were more likely to suffer accidental death that girls (male–female ratio 2.3:1). Road traffic accidents accounted for the majority of the deaths (56%), followed by burns (21.4%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	188-189
Number of pages	2
Journal	Tropical Doctor
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2007.070274
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2008
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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