1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
2Assist. Prof, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan
3Senior Demonstrator, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan
4Resident, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
5Professor & HOD, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur
*Corresponding Author: E-mail: dr.ramaspmc44@gmail.com
Online published on 2 December, 2014.
Accident in general is a sudden, unplanned, unfortunate mishap or unexpected, unintentional event resulting from carelessness, unawareness, ignorance or a combination of factors and causing injury or loss, a decrease in value of the resources, or an increase in disabilities. It is estimated that 10 millions motor vehicle crashes (MVC) occur annually in the world. Deaths from (RTAs) have been characterized as a hidden epidemic affecting various sectors of society all over the world. In India over 80,000 person die in road traffic crashes annually, over 1.2 million are injured seriously and about 30,000 disabled permanently. No such, study has so far been carried out in Jodhpur region. Therefore, present study was undertaken to study epidemiological factors, profile of victim and pattern of road traffic accident, to draw public attention, awareness towards road safety and prevention of mortality due to road traffic accidents.
Road Traffic Accidents, Death, Disability, Haemorrhage
