PATTERNS OF INJURIES IN CASES OF FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN CENTRAL REGION OF INDIA.

Dr.Makarand Suryakant Vyawahare; Dr. Sachin Subhash Giri

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

PATTERNS OF INJURIES IN CASES OF FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN CENTRAL REGION OF INDIA.

Dr. Makarand Suryakant Vyawahare, Dr. Sachin Subhash Giri

Abstract :

The present study was carried out in department of forensic medicine and toxicology in which 129 cases were analyzed. All the cases were analyzed for age, sex, nature and distribution of injuries sustained as a result of road traffic collisions. The major age group affected was 21–30 years (31.51%) and the least age group affected was between 0–10 (0.7%). The males constituted to the majority of the collisions (88.4%) and the ratio of male: female was 7.6:1. In this study motor cyclist accident constituted to the majority of the traffic collisions (51.2%), which was followed by pedestrian (24.5%), the least affected were the bicyclist who constituted to only 0.7% percent of the collisions. Injry to head was responsible for most number of deaths.