Study of Profile of Deaths due to RTA brought to NIMS Medical College, Jaipur

The Present study is based on the high incidence of road traffic accidents over Jaipur-Delhi highway. The rate of accidents has been increasing due to modernization in automobile vehicles and fast life. The main threat is in the developing countries due to rapid increase in motor vehicles. Many factors are responsible for the road traffic accident, amongst all the factors rash driving, in the want of knowledge about rules of the road & traffic, not law abiding, imperfect driving, alcohol mixed with driving are the major factors responsible for road traffic accidents. Other contributory factors are accidents in day light or during night driving, educational status of the driver & poor victim. My study pattern includes age & sex of the victim, month & time of the accident and profile of the victim. Two year study has been carried out in the department of Forensic Medicine & toxicology of NIMS Medical College. Out of 159 autopsies carried out during the time span of two years, 95 were the road accident cases.