1Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore
Head is the most vulnerable region in the human body to sustain injury by mechanical force. Head Injuries are a leading cause of mortality in India and continue to increase by the year. In order to assess the magnitude, a three year prospective autopsy analysis of head injuries was conducted in KIMS hospital, Bangalore, between 2011 and 2014 with regard to demographic and injury pattern.
Majority of the victims were males and aged between 31–40 years. 57% of the cases of head injury were due to road traffic accidents. The parieto-temporal region of the vault of the skull was the most frequently involved in fractures. 40% cases were associated with intracranial haemorrhage, and the most frequently present intracranial haemorrhage was Subdural Haemorrhage.
Head Injury, Autopsy, Assault, RTA, Fall, Skull fractures, Intracranial Haemorrhage
