Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 1

Profile of Autopsy Cases in a Tertiary Care Center in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh: A One Year Study

  • Author:
  • Pawan Tekade1,, Jaideo Ughade2, Arunav Dutta3, Nityanand Kumar4, Suwarna Chahankar5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 144 to 147

1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh

2Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh

3Demonstrator, Department of Forensic Medicine, Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh

4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh

5Pathologist, NMDC, Amravati

Abstract

Profile of deaths is a need to evaluate social development as well as for policy making. In this retrospective observational study, conducted over the period of one year, total sample size is 561. Males dominated the sample size with male to female ratio of 1.89: 1. Number of cases peaked in age group of 21–30 years. Injuries were the major cause of death. Most deaths being un-natural, accidental manner was predominant. Lung diseases were dominant cause in natural while injuries were dominant in un-natural manner.

Keywords

Autopsy profile