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Citation

Kumar S, Verma AK, Ahmad I, Ali W, Singh US. Med. Legal Update 2013; 13(2): 113-118.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, R.K. Sharma and Institute of Medico-Legal Publications)

DOI

10.5958/j.0974-1283.13.2.028

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Unnatural deaths claim a substantial number of lives in developing countries like India. Among the various types of deaths RTAs (road traffic accidents) account for majority of deaths followed by poisoning, hanging, burns, snake bite and electrocution. The ratio between homicidal, suicidal and accidental deaths was 5:2:1. Males 2636 (59.6%) were commonly involved as compared to females 1785 (40.3%).The type of unnatural deaths encountered in our study were RTAs 2486 (56.23%), burns289 (6.53%), poisoning 616 (13.93%), hanging 502 (11.35%), snake bite 69 (1.56%), electrocution 38 (0.85%). Poisoning and hanging is the most common method of self destruction followed by burns, drowning. In homicidal deaths multiple injuries were the most common type of death followed by burns. Preventive measures should be adopted wherever possible and prompt steps should be taken to decrease the incidence of road traffic accidents which takes a lion share among the unnatural deaths. The study suggests different measures to check unnatural death to improve the situation.

KEYWORDS: Unnatural Deaths, Suicide, Autopsy, Urban-Rural Population, Accidents


Language: en

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