1Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, N.S.C.B. Medical College, Jabalpur
2Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, U.C.M.S. and G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Vivek Srivastava, Assistant Professor Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, N.S.C.B. Medical college, Jabalpur. Email: drvivek.lko@gmail.com
Online published on 29 April, 2015.
The present study was undertaken to focus light upon the pattern of fatal thoracoabdominal injuries in Northeast Delhi. A total number of 93 cases were studied from 1st November 2008 to 30th March, 2010. The results of the present study are summarized as follows. 84.9% of the victims were male and 64.5% of cases of fatal thoracoabdominal trauma were dead on arrival. Vehicular accident was the most common cause of fatal thoracoabdominal trauma (79.57%). Buses were found to be the main offending vehicles and pedestrians were the most common category of victims. Ribs, lungs and Liver were the organs most commonly affected. Maximum number of victims had pelvic injuries alone. (22.58%).The commonest cause of death was haemorrhagic shock (70.97%). The reasons for the results are also discussed.
Thoracoabdominal, Trauma, Injuries
