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Citation

Kanchan T, Menezes RG. J. Trauma 2008; 64(6): 1600-1607.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. tanujkanchan@yahoo.co.in

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/TA.0b013e3180a032a1

PMID

18545130

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology and trends of traumatic deaths among children and adolescents in Manipal, Southern India. METHODS: Analysis of all trauma deaths in children and adolescents aged between 1 and 19 years, autopsied between January 1994 and December 2005. The study is based on autopsy records, information furnished by the police, and chemical analysis report. RESULTS: There has been a substantial decline in the incidence of traumatic deaths among children and adolescents during 1994 to 2005. Road traffic injuries were responsible for maximum mortalities (38.4%), followed by those because of burns (24.9%) and poisoning (15.9%). Males comprised 59.6% of cases. Male-to-female ratio was 1.5:1. Males predominantly died of traffic injuries (45.2%), whereas females as a result of burns (37.4%). There was more than two-fold increase in injury-related mortalities from childhood to adolescence (1:2.3). CONCLUSION: Among children and adolescents, traffic injuries and burns are responsible for maximum injury-related mortalities in males and females, respectively. More injury reducing measures are required for effective reduction in traumatic deaths.


Language: en

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