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Volume 8 Issue 1 (January, 2020)

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A Retrospective Study to assess changes in body after death due to drowning
Jyotsana Kumari, Shamin Raza

Introduction: Determining the cause of death in bodies found in water is quite challenging which can be achieved with thorough investigation and complete autopsy after which only the doctor certifies a death based on drowning. The experts in the field of Forensic Medicine are facing difficulties in estimation of time, cause and mode of death. Hence, the present study aimed to analyse the various aspects of drowning deaths whose Post Mortem were conducted in the mortuary. Material and Methods: The present study was a retrospective study which was conducted among 90 dead subjects. All the dead bodies recovered from different sources of submersion irrespective of age or sex and either with fresh or decomposed bodies were included in this study. The study was carried in the year 2019 to analyse various aspects of deaths due to drowning. Results: The majority of the subjects with drowning were 80% of the males followed by 143% of the females. The place of drowning was found to be in rivers (56.66%), lakes (27.7%), wells, ponds (14.53%) and swimming pools (1.11). Conclusion: Drowning has become an undervalued problem. Hence, there is a necessity for prevention among all the ages by the government so that overall burden caused by drowning can be reduced. Key words: autopsy, drowning, external changes, internal changes.

 
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