Electrical burns: a review of 80 cases

Eighty cases of electrical burns admitted over a period of 12 years from 1965 have been analysed with respect to age and sex distribution, incidence, site of burn, mode of electrical contact, management and complications. Mortality in the present review was 3–75 per cent. It is felt that before undertaking massive rural electrification in a developing community, the hazards of electricity should be explained by various means, including the use of audio-visual aids, since the majority of these accidents are avoidable and occur in the younger age groups.