TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Legal scenario in burn care in India
JO  - Indian journal of plastic surgery
A1  - Shah, Atul Kumar
SP  - S143
EP  - 8
VL  - 43
IS  - Suppl
N2  - Physicians engaged in management of burn patients in India need to keep themselves abreast with the legal requirements. Clinical burn management and liaison with local authorities go almost parallel. Concept of the legal rights of Burn Survivor and the family are emerging now in India. Demarcation between physical impairment status and disability to sustain are discussed. Burn Physicians can help their patients by imparting this information. Pertinent details about Workmen's compensation act, Persons with disabilities act and guidelines for calculation of physical impairments are listed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0970-0358
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.70729
ID  - ref1
ER  -