Case Report: Medicolegal evaluation in a pediatric case of fatal scald injury from rural Nepal [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

Thermal injuries in young children involving the buttocks, perineum, and lower limbs raise suspicion of child abuse. Determining the manner of death and ruling out homicide in a fatal case of scalding remains a challenge for forensic practitioners. In the present article, the medicolegal evaluation...

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Main Authors: Alok Atreya, Ritesh G Menezes, Navneet Ateriya, Sristi Ghimire, Jamuna Shreshtha, Lokaratna Gyawali
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: F1000 Research Ltd 2022-03-01
Serier:F1000Research
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Online adgang:https://f1000research.com/articles/11-35/v3