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Volume 4 Issue 2 (March - April, 2016)

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Assessment of pattern of Head Injuries in 200 autopsies- A forensic study
Gaurav Aggarwal

Background: Road traffic accidents are the major causes of death worldwide. Head injury is the single most common cause of mortality in road traffic accidents. The present study was conducted to determine pattern of head injury and skull fractures in victims of road traffic accidents undergoing autopsy. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 200 victims who died in road traffic accidents. All cases were thoroughly analyzed considering parameters like age and sex, area to be injured and head injuries etc. Results: Out of 200, males were 120 (605) and females were 80 (40%). Maximum deaths occurred in <24 hours (36%) followed by 24 hours – 1 week (28%), 1 week- 2 weeks (20%), 2 weeks- 4 weeks (10%) and 4 weeks- 5 weeks (6%). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). There was head involvement in 100 (50%), in 46 (23%) Head+ Chest, in 36 (18%) Head+ limbs, in 10 (5%) abdomen and in 8 (4%) Head+ Chest+ abdomen was involved. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The most common pattern of skull fracture was depressed vertex fracture seen in 62 (31%) followed by basal fracture in 50 (25%). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: With increase in vehicles, the number of RTA is increasing day by day. Head injuries are most prominent are to be affected in road traffic accidents.
Key words: Abdomen, Head, Road traffic

Corresponding Author: Dr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh., India

This article may be cited as: Aggarwal G. Assessment of pattern of Head Injuries in 200 autopsies- A forensic study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(2):161-164.

 
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