Open AccessA Case of Fatal Electrocution in Rural Nepal
Author(s) -
Alok Atreya,
Jagat Bahadur Thapa,
Ritesh G. Menezes,
Samata Nepal,
Binu Nepal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal health research council
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1999-6217
pISSN - 1727-5482
DOI - 10.33314/jnhrc.v19i1.3257
Subject(s) - electrocution , medicine , firewood , socioeconomics , socioeconomic status , demography , environmental health , medical emergency , geography , archaeology , population , sociology
Although preventable, electrocutions have claimed many lives in Nepal. People of low socio-economic background from remote villages in Nepal who visit jungle to tend cattle, collect firewood and cattle fodder are vulnerable to electrocution when the foliage are in contact with the power lines. We present a case of a 11-year-old boy who was found suspended over three naked high-tension electric wires approximately 30 feet above the ground in rural Nepal. This article describes a case of fatal electrocution and attempts to explain a reasons for such mishaps in Nepal through consideration of topography and socioeconomic factors. This article further discusses the death scene investigation in such cases. Keywords: Death scene investigation; fatal electrocution; high-tension transmission