1Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Karnataka
*Corresponding author: Dr. Chaitanya R Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka-583104. Email: fmchaitanya@yahoo.com, Cont.: 9008735628
Online published on 17 August, 2016.
The study of the pattern of unnatural deaths was undertaken to find out the various causes of unnatural death in relation to the age and sex of the victim. The paper presents the retrospective study of 500 post-mortem cases in District General Hospital, Raichur, during the span of five years. The commonest cause was burns (38% Cases). Rest of cases was of head injury (30% cases), poisoning, drowning, hanging, etc in descending order. It was found that majority of victims were males, young adults (21–30 years) were more involved. Majority of male deaths were due to injuries and majority of female deaths were due to burns.
Unnatural deaths, Road traffic accidents, Hanging, Poisoning, Suicide
