Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Aug 23, 2013 15:17:05 GMT -5
Doctors in India have ruled out ‘spontaneous human combustion’ (SHC) after a baby boy apparently burst into flames for a fourth time.
Three-month-old Rahul was admitted to an intensive care unit in Chennai, India, last week after suddenly catching fire.
He suffered ten burns of varying severity in the latest incident with no apparent external source of ignition, leaving doctors stumped in their attempts to uncover the root cause of his injuries.
A series of tests has since rule out the SHC theory and raised abuse concerns, the Times of India reports.
The investigation into the boy’s apparent condition included a chromosome test, gene analysis and skin biopsy.
However, no evidence was found to support the SHC claims, said Dr J Jagan Mohan, head of the burns department at the hospital.
‘I still stand by what I said, that there is no such thing as spontaneous human combustion,’ he said. ‘The possibility of child abuse exists and needs to be explored.’
Before the tests, Dr Narayan Babu, head of paediatrics at the hospital, said: ‘The parents have held that the child burned instantaneously without any provocation.’
His parents say they were forced to leave the village where they lived after being accused of setting fire to the baby on purpose.
This situation has been occurring for centuries now and this is the most current evaluation of the incident. Another theory that has been advanced is that combustible materials from which the home was built have been falling on the kid. Anyone have any experiences to add?
Three-month-old Rahul was admitted to an intensive care unit in Chennai, India, last week after suddenly catching fire.
He suffered ten burns of varying severity in the latest incident with no apparent external source of ignition, leaving doctors stumped in their attempts to uncover the root cause of his injuries.
A series of tests has since rule out the SHC theory and raised abuse concerns, the Times of India reports.
The investigation into the boy’s apparent condition included a chromosome test, gene analysis and skin biopsy.
However, no evidence was found to support the SHC claims, said Dr J Jagan Mohan, head of the burns department at the hospital.
‘I still stand by what I said, that there is no such thing as spontaneous human combustion,’ he said. ‘The possibility of child abuse exists and needs to be explored.’
Before the tests, Dr Narayan Babu, head of paediatrics at the hospital, said: ‘The parents have held that the child burned instantaneously without any provocation.’
His parents say they were forced to leave the village where they lived after being accused of setting fire to the baby on purpose.
This situation has been occurring for centuries now and this is the most current evaluation of the incident. Another theory that has been advanced is that combustible materials from which the home was built have been falling on the kid. Anyone have any experiences to add?
