1Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine, Shree Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
2Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine, Shree Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
3RMO and senior specialist (Forensic Medicine), District hospital, Tumkur
Online published on 11 August, 2014.
A three year retrospective study of railway related fatal cases was carried out, in district hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, South India. Fatal railway cases form 4.65%(total 65 cases) of all autopsies (1398 cases). Victims were predominantly males (46 cases), maximum were in age group of 21–40 years i.e. 38 cases. More number of railway fatalities were accidental (86.15%) followed by the suicidal (13.85%) in nature. Crush injury involving extremities followed by injury to thorax and abdomen were the most common injuries, shock and hemorrhage being the commonest cause of death.
Fatal Railway Accidents, Crush Injury, Decapitation, Public Awareness
