Profile of death due to road traffic accidents autopsied in Government Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital – Chennai
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Forensic Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are one the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Accident in general is a sudden, unplanned, unfortunate mishap or unexpected, unintentional event resulting from carelessness, unawareness, ignorance or a combination of factors and causing injury or loss, a decrease in value of the resources, or an increase in disabilities. It is estimated that 10 million motor vehicle crashes occur annually in the world. 16 persons die every hour from Road Traffic Accidents in our country. In India, road accidents have been proved to be 1892 times more dangerous than the terrorism. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to know the pattern of Road Traffic Accidents and to draw public attention and awareness towards road safety and prevention of mortality from accidents.
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Manigandaraj G, Selvakumar R
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