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Pattern of fatal road traffic accidents in a tertiary care hospital-a medico legal analysis

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Author Details : R Sridhara Chary, K Rajesham*, Saritha S, B V Naga Mohan Rao

Volume : 5, Issue : 2, Year : 2020

Article Page : 48-51

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2020.012

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Abstract

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public health concern causing thousands of injuries and premature deaths each year. The purpose of this study to find out the fatal injuries and correlation of injuries with different epidemiological parameters and to find out the measures for the prevention of their causative factors. The present study was conducted on dead bodies sent for post mortem examination involved in road traffic accidents at mortuary of Nizamabad, Govt. Medical College Hospital (Telangana State) during period from January 2017 to December 2018. During the study period out of 1180 of post mortem examinations
208 (17.62 %) were due to RTA. Our study shows that among these 179 (86.05%) victims were males and 29 (13.95%) were females, major victims involved were Pedestrians 64 (30.76%) followed by occupants of four wheelers 63(30.30%) and motor cyclists 54(25.96%). Maximum victims were died due to head injury 103(49.51%) followed by multiple injuries, chest and abdomen injuries.

Keywords: Road traffic accidents, Head injury, Pedestrians, Vehicles.

How to cite : Chary R S, Rajesham K, Saritha S, Rao B V N M, Pattern of fatal road traffic accidents in a tertiary care hospital-a medico legal analysis. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2020;5(2):48-51

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