TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Pattern of injuries in different types of victims of road traffic accident in central India: a comparative study
JO  - Journal of forensic science and research
A1  - Ambade, Vipul N.
A1  - Sirsat Kunal, B.
A1  - Sharma, Manu
SP  - 7
EP  - 11
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
N2  - Death due to road traffic accident (RTA) was one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India. In the present cross-sectional study, only the victim using two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and pedestrians were included for comparison to determine the pattern of injuries in these victims of the road traffic accident. There was a predominance of males in all three types of victims of RTA with a peak age of incidence seen in 21-30 years in two-wheeler victims, 41-50 years in four-wheeler victims, and 51-60 years in pedestrian victims. Four-wheeler (HMV/LMV) was the commonest type of offending vehicle involved in all types of victims with collision/ dash as the commonest manner of an accident. Head was the commonest region involved in pedestrian and two-wheeler victims as compared to the thorax in four-wheeler victims of accidents. Abrasion was the commonest surface injury in two-wheeler victims and pedestrians. The laceration was more common in two-wheeler victims as compared to crushed injury in pedestrian victims of road traffic accidents. The brain was the commonest organ involved in two-wheeler and pedestrian as compared to lungs in four-wheeler victims. The liver and spleen were more commonly involved in two-wheeler victims as compared to kidneys and bladder in pedestrian<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2575-0186
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.29328/journal.jfsr.1001021
ID  - ref1
ER  -