Drowning Patterns in Saurashtra Region- a Retrospective Study
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https://doi.org/10.37506/y0n2kf92Keywords:
Drowning; Asphyxia; Types; Age group; rainy season.Abstract
Drowning is one of form of mechanical asphyxia. It is major contributor of deaths in India and worldwide. Total 38,503
people died in India due to drowning in 2022. Gujarat reported 1959 deaths due to drowning in 2022. According to WHO
approximately 300000 people died in year 2021. The study was conducted in one year duration from January 2024 to
December 2024 in forensic medicine and toxicology department of Shree M. P. Shah Government medical college and
Guru Gobindsingh Government Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Total 64 cases of drowning were reported. In this
study, male deaths were 84.37%; Age group of the 21-30 years contributing 25% of total cases; 60.94% cases were married;
maximum cases belonged to Hindu community and rural area; most of cases reported in rainy season.
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