Title 19.THERMAL INJURIES (2.24-2.25).ppt ✅

Thermal deaths Describe the clinical features, post-mortem finding and medicolegal aspects of injuries due to physical agents like Heat (heat-hyper-pyrexia, heat stroke, sun stroke, heat exhaustion/prostration, Heat cramps [miner’s cramp] or Cold (systemic and localized hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, immersion foot)
Describe types of injuries, clinical features, patho-physiology, postmortem findings and medico-legal aspects in cases of burns, scalds, lightening, electrocution and radiations
INJURY – 4 THERMAL INJURY – BURNS / LIGHTNING At the end of the class, the students will be able to – Describe burns produced by various agents. Describe the classification of burns. Describe rule of nine. Describe causes of death in burns. Differentiate between injury due to dry heat, moist heat, lightning etc. Enumerate the medico legal importance of thermal injuries. Describe the autopsy finding in case of burns.