title: "Manja" - a dangerous thread.
abstract: Every year many innocent lives are claimed and many more suffer severe life threatening injuries in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to accidental injuries glass-coated kite-lines (manja) that are sharp, cutting effect. The present article discusses the mechanism, pathology, and medico-legal aspects and how to prevent manja-related injuries.
authors.affiliation: Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Nagpur, Maharashtra State 440018, India. ashesh1969@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ashesh Gunwantrao
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wankhede
authors.forename: Dinesh R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Sariya
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001211:Asia, Western; D032561:Cotton Fiber; D003469:Culture; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D009757:Nylons; D011208:Powders; D011998:Recreation; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D011208:Powders