title: Circumscribed injuries caused by an explosion in firecracker factory.
abstract: Firecracker display is used worldwide for celebrating religious festivities, New Year celebrations and various other occasions. Explosion during the manufacture of firecrackers can result in serious injuries. We, herein, report a case, where a person succumbed to injuries sustained in an explosion in a firecracker factory. Superficial to deep burns, traumatic amputation of right upper limb, and multiple abrasions and lacerations were present on various parts of the body with contusion of internal thoracic and abdominal organs. Also, multiple punctured circumscribed wounds with burnt floor and margins were present over the body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore 575 002, Karnataka, India. drnag2002@rediffmail.com <drnag2002@rediffmail.com>
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Nagesh
authors.forename: Ritesh G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: B Suresh Kumar
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005107:Explosions; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology*