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Chaudhary, B L
- Blast Injuries and Explosive Material- a Review Article
Authors
1 Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi - 110001, IN
2 Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IN
Source
Medico-Legal Update, Vol 13, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 18-23Abstract
The primary goal of writing this article is to focus on addressing blast knowledge gaps. Understanding what we know about blast injuries is just as important as understanding what we don't know. Bomb blast injuries to civilians in non-combat setting have become increasingly common over the last decade mainly as act of terrorism. Blast injuries are no longer confined to war fields but has concerned of civil life with the ever present threat of terrorism. We should always be prepared for bomb blasts. Bomb blast injuries tend to affect air containing organs more, as the blast waves tend to exert a shearing force on air tissues interfaces. Commonly injured organs include the tympanic membranes, the sinuses, the lungs and the bowel. Of these blast injuries lung injuries are most challenging to treat. It must be born in mind that bomb blast could also be used to disperse radiological and chemical agents. This comprehensive review of blast injuries, terrorists use whatever is available - illegally obtained manufactured weapons or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that may be composed of HE (High order explosives) or LE (Low order explosive), or both. A manufactured and improvised bombs cause markedly different injury, which may provide the detail knowledge of blast materials.Keywords
Blast Injury, Terrorism, High Order Explosive, Low Order Explosive, Improvised Explosive Device (IED)References
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- Death Due to Tuberculosis in Homeless Unclaimed Population in Central Delhi-a Retrospective Study
Authors
1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 4, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 28-32Abstract
Homeless and marginally housed people in developing countries have specific problems predisposing them to infectious diseases; have much greater risk of developing the active form of tuberculosis and much higher mortality and shorter life expectancy. India has the largest number (14 million) of TB sufferers in the world. We need to do a much better job in preventing tuberculosis from spreading in this homeless vulnerable population, and in providing timely, effective clinical care for those who are affected by this disease.
We carried out a 5 years retrospective study period between year 2006 and 2010, based on autopsy findings, in the department of forensic medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. During this study we tried to find out the load of mortality due to tuberculosis in homeless population of central district of New Delhi (capital of India), where those unclaimed dead bodies were brought for postmortem examination, all unknown and unclaimed deaths were considered suspicion. During this 5 year period total 2773 autopsies were conducted in the morgue of LHMC, New Delhi, out of that, 749 cases (27.01%) were homeless unclaimed people. 122 deaths (16.28%) were due to pulmonary tuberculosis in homeless. The maximum 40 cases (32.78%) were in age group of more than 50 years individuals, and minimum in age group of 11 - 20 years; 3 cases (2.45%). Further, males were predominantly contributed with 116 cases (95.08%) and remaining 6 cases (4.91%) were females. Maximum deaths were occurred during rainy season (July - September); 56 deaths (45.90%).
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