Injury with the kite flying thread 'Manja': response to ' 'Manja'--a dangerous thread' (15(3) (2008) 189-192).

摘要

We read with much interest the article titled "Manja"-A dangerous thread, the article is interesting as these types of articles confining to kite flying injuries are less common across various parts of the world. Kite flying is common in many parts of Asia and festivals have added too much competition aspect to it. Thus, it is an accepted fact that injuries related to kite flying would be more common in the Asian continent. The authors say that 450 people have been killed in Pakistan but there is no reference quoted for such.1 We agree that detailed statistical data about the casualties are not available till date. We applaud the role of the authors who had highlighted another case of electrocution of an individual by metal kite line in an earlier published article. The authors have rightly described the constituents of the "Manja" It is the powdered glass which is struck to the thread with glue thereby giving it a cutting edge. Interestingly, often the soda bottles are powdered to use it as powdered glass chips.