Profile of road traffic accidents & head injury in Jaipur (Rajasthan)

The injuries and death due to head trauma are inescapable in the modern way of life and their correct interpretation is vital to the reconstruction of the events of Forensic Medicine and their proper management for treatment of the injured. The present study was conducted in the department of forensic medicine, SMS medical college, Jaipur in year 2003–2004 to analyze the quantity of the magnitude of deaths due to Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) and to provide epidemiological data, so the preventive measures can be undertaken. Our study shows that majority of the victims of RTA were male of middle age group (20–40 years), when they were going on two wheelers with out wearing helmets.