Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

Pattern of Injuries among Deceased Reported at Hospitals in Chandigarh, India

  • Author:
  • Vikram Bains1, Baldev Raj Sharma2, Dasari Harish3, AK Attri4, Suman Kocchar5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 193 to 196

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chintpurni Medical College and Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab

2Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Santosh Medical College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

3Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India

4Professor and Head, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India

5Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India

Online published on 23 July, 2013.

Abstract

Brain tissue injury and the intracranial hemorrhage due to skull fracture are the known conditions among accident victims that potentially threaten the human life. Location and type of injury/hemorrhage for brain determines the state of health or death.

To study the type and pattern of skull fracture, intracranial hemorrhage and brain tissue injury among accident deceased at hospitals, Chandigarh, India.

Hospital based cross-sectional study.

Post-mortem of the deceased.

Road traffic injury (RTI) was observed among 78 of total 87 studied deceased. Head injury with skull fracture found to be associated with road traffic accident (92.8%) among total 87 deceased. Linear fracture involving frontal and parietal bone of skull was common (36.7%). Intracranial hemorrhage (Subdural; 43.1%: Extradural; 31.9%: Subarachnoid; 19.4%: Intacerebral; 5.6%), contusion and edema were commonly associated observations.

Intracranial hemorrhage is most common associated finding and possible reason for death among deceased due to head injury, being RTI is most common cause for head injury.

Keywords

Road Traffic Injury, Skull Fracture, Hemorrhage