Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 4

Study of Violent Injuries in Medico-Legal Autopsy: -A Mortuary based Study

1Associate Professor, Department of FMT, Patna Medical College, Patna

*Corresponding author: Ramanand Choudhary, Associate Professor, Department of FMT, Patna Medical College, Patna, Email: dranilshandil@gmail.com

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

To know the trends and patterns of different types of injuries in unnatural deaths due to trauma. Attempt is also made to find out nature of death i.e. due to homicide, suicide or accident.

This prospective study includes cases brought for autopsy at Patna Medical College, Patna from January 2018 to December 2018. Information regarding age, sex, brief facts of case trend and pattern of injuries, cause and manner of death was sourced from the autopsy reports and the inquest papers of the investigating officers.

Out of 389 Medico legal autopsies done, 222 (57.06%) were of Male, majority of cases belonging to 21–30 years of age group 93(23.9%), Accidental deaths were 235 (60.41%), Homicidal 79 (20.30%), Suicidal were 26 (6.9%) and indetermined were 49 (12.3%).

Keywords

Violent, Trend, Pattern, Death, Autopsy