Pattern of head injuries in fatal RTA’s in tertiary care hospital, Assam
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Dentistry - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
The present retrospective study was carried out from all the cases of fatal road traffic accidents brought to Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Assam from 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2012 to study the pattern of head injuries, types of skull fractures and intracranial haemorrhages received during fatal road traffic accidents and prevalence of head injuries in relation to different epidemiological factors. During this study period, 1326 numbers of post mortem examinations were conducted in total. 321 cases (24.2%) were fatal RTAs, out of which 267 cases (83.17%) received head injuries. 158 cases (59%) recorded hospital death, 78 cases (29%) were brought dead to the Hospital and 31 cases (12%) died on the spot. 228 cases (85.4%) were male and 39 cases (14.6%) were female, with male female ratio being 6:1.
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Y. N. Singha, Gunajit Das, Swaraj Phukon
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