TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Fatal occupational injuries in the South Delhi construction industry: a retrospective study
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Rautji, Ravi
A1  - Lalwani, Sanjeev
A1  - Dogra, Tirath Das
SP  - 169
EP  - 173
VL  - 45
IS  - 2
N2  - One hundred and forty-five unselected autopsy cases of construction site accidents received from South Delhi were studied during the period from 1996--2002. Data for the study was gathered from autopsy reports and hospital records. The cases represented approximately 1.61% of all autopsy cases received from South Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (India). Data was analysed with regard to the age and sex of the victim, the part of the body involved, the manner of accident, the cause of death and the pattern of injuries in different body regions. Death occurred at the scene of the fatal event in thirty-four cases; forty-three cases were dead on arrival at the hospital; sixty-eight cases died after being admitted to the hospital. Ethanol was detected in the blood of 16% of the cases.
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SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -