Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan1, RaviKumar Chittoria2, , Chirra Likhitha Reddy3, Imran Pathan4, Shijina Koliyath5, Nishad kerakada6 and Neljo Thomas7
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605006
2Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605007
3Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605008
4Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605009
5Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605010
6Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605011
7Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605012
Pub. Date: December 17, 2020
Cite this paper:
Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan, RaviKumar Chittoria, Chirra Likhitha Reddy, Imran Pathan, Shijina Koliyath, Nishad kerakada and Neljo Thomas. ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION AND DEEP BURNS: A CASE STUDY. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2020; 8(6):110-113. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-8-6-2
Abstract
Alcohol intoxication is a major problem in the country. Most burn patient fatalities present with history of alcohol intoxication and those who recover from the acute phase, alcohol intoxication increases the chance of infection and morbidity as well as mortality. Due to the effect of intoxication, a patient seems to be oblivious to the occurrence and thereby increases the incidence of deep burns. In this article we would like to share our experience regarding correlation between alcohol intoxication and deep burns.Keywords:
Alcohol intoxication deep burns morbidity
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