A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF FATAL ELECTROCUTION CASES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Introduction: Electricity is essential in life that without it life is hard to conceive. But the 
benefits and convenience of electricity are often correlated with the dangers. Electricity can often 
result in morbidity or mortality, both of which are via accident. Electricity has also been used for 
suicide reasons in extreme situations and homicidal purposes. Deaths attributed to electrocution 
around the world display a distinct trend.