A study on injury pattern among the pedestrians of road traffic accidental deaths
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Forensic Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is one among the top 5 causes of morbidity and mortality in South-East Asian countries. RTAs are important causes of mortality and morbidity in India1. The study was to evaluate the pattern and distribution of injuries among pedestrians who died in road traffic accidents as per the autopsy reports of the Mortury, District Hospital, Eluru. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive study and the data was collected from the mortuary records of the District Hospital, Eluru. The victims were said to have died of vehicular accidents during the period from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017. Results: The study revealed the most common site of primary impact injuries to the pedestrian victims by the vehicles was lower limb- legs 45.58 p.c followed by both head and face and upper limbs which were 17.64 p.c. The most common site of secondary impact injuries was head and face 29.41p.c followed by chest and shoulders 13.23 pc. The most common site of secondary injury was on the head and face 67.64 p.c followed by upper limbs 33.82 p.c. Conclusion: The study shows pedestrian accident victims have male preponderance and most accidents occurred on highways according to demographic data. The most common site of primary impact injury was on legs and injury was abrasion, though there were fewer occurrences, most common site of secondary impact injury was head and face and injury was contusion and most common site of secondary injuries was head and face and type of injury was abrasion. The study also found that the most common cause of death was head injury. The present research shows pedestrian accidents are of concern and continue to be important public health problem in and around Eluru city and in many cases pedestrian accidents are caused by human errors and are preventable.
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Mynedi Seetharamaiah, Pramod Kumar Koyyalamudi, Sanjay Punuri
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