1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, SSIMS, Bhilai
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, CMCH, Bhopal
3Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, MGIMS, Sevagram
4Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, CCMCH, Durg
*Corresponding Address Dr. Sumeet Shende Department of Forensic Medicine, CMCH, Bhopal, E-mail: sumeetshende@rediffmail.com, Mob: +91-9977094798
Online published on 22 January, 2018.
Road traffic accident cases (RTA) are one of the main medico legal issues to which medical person encounter while doing his duty at casualty. Our objective of the present study was to measure the magnitude and epidemiology of RTA cases presented in the accident and emergency department (casualty) of the hospital of medical college and various medicolegal formalities to be followed while dealing with such cases. The present study was conducted at Clinical forensic Medicine Unit (CFMU) of Medical College. In this study total 482 cases of RTA were observed during the period of three year. Cases were analysed under various parameter like age and sex, type of vehicle involved, month wise distribution, etc. Data was compared with available literature and conclusion was drawn thereafter. Various medicolegal formalities done i.e. informing the police, making injury report, preserving sample of medico legal importance etc. are also discussed in the article.
Road traffic accident cases, CFMU, Medico legal formalities
