Pattern and Distribution of Head Injuries in Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Indore Region of Central India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Head injuries are the most serious injuries in the term of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to find out age, sex, pattern and distribution of scalp injuries, skull fracture and intracranial haemorrhage in fatal road traffic accident victims. This study was conducted in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and M.Y. Hospital Indore Mortuary among the 200 post mortem cases of road traffic accident (RTA) victims over the period of one yearfrom 1st October 2014 to 30th September 2015. Most common type of fracture was linear fracture. In the present study it was observed that most of the fractures were present on Frontal bone alone i.e. 46 (23.0%) followed by Temporal bone alone (n=33; 16.5%), in combine most common Parieto-temporal bone fracture was most common followed by Fronto- Parietal bone fracture (n=4; 2.0%).RTAs were more common in the younger age groups and in male sex. Head injury was the major cause of death in majority cases of RTAs mostly due to scalp injuries, skull fractures, Subdural and Subarachnoid Haemorrhages. This further shows the need of strict implementations of rules for controlling the speed of vehicle. Keywords: Craniocerebral Heamorrhage; Road Traffic Accident; Scalp Injuries; Skull fractures.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Sunil Kumar Soni, Dr. Sanjay K. Dadu, Dr. Bajrang K. Singh, Dr. Dhruvendra Pandey
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