Citation

Chakraborty PN, Sarkar SC. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2017; 11(1): 89-91.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2017.00019.6

PMID

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Abstract

Road traffic accidents have become significantly responsible for loss of life, economic and social resources even in our small state of Tripura. With the sudden rise in the number of vehicles in the past ten years the chances of traffic accidents also has risen. The present study has been carried out in the Mortuary of Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, AGMC & GBP Hospital on all the autopsies performed in fatal Road traffic accident cases during the period of 1July 2011 to 30th June 2013 to highlight the patterns of head injuries among road traffic accident victims in this part of the state. Most of the victims in the present study were males and belong to the age group of 21 to 30 years. Most commonly affected victims were the pedestrians with a total number of 84(42.85%) cases. Majority of the victims died within 24 hours of the incident with a total number of 135 (68.87%) cases. Mechanized four wheelers were the most common offending vehicles with a total number of 102 (52.04%) cases. Commonest external injury sustained was contusion with a total number of 180 (91.83%) cases. Skull bone fracture was found in total 96 cases. Subdural haemorrhage was the most common type of intracranial haemorrhage with a total number of 181(92.34%) cases followed by subarachnoid haemorrhage with a total number of 149 (76.02%) cases. Brain contusion is the most common injury encountered by the victims. This study will help in improving data linkages between police, transport and health services.

Language: en