1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Bundelkhand (Govt.) Medical College, Sagar, M.P.
2Assist. Prof, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, M.P.
3Assoc. Prof & HOD, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, M.P.
4Prof & Dean, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, M.P.
Online published on 14 September, 2015.
Accidents are not due to external factors all the time but often they occur due to failure of control of self -conscience and free thoughts. Road Traffic Accidents is still the major cause of death worldwide including India. A prospective study has been conducted in Gandhi Medical College Bhopal, in the year 2010 to study the pattern and distribution of Head Injuries of fatal road traffic accidents and to prepare the demographic profile of it. Out of total 282 cases, male to female ratio was 10:1, and commonest age group affected was 21–30 years (30.5%). Among total victims, Hindus were 255 (90%) and rests were Muslims (9%) and other religions. Total hospitalized cases were 172 (61%). Head injury was the most common injury, present alone in 130 cases (46%) and in 220(78%) cases along with other injuries. Skull fractures were found in 195(69%), in which linear/fissure fracture (32.9%) was most common. Most common bone fractured was temporal bone (n=122, 43.26%). The commonest variety of intracranial hemorrhage was subdural hemorrhage (n=214, 75.88%) and craniotomy was done in 20 (7.09%) cases.
Road traffic accident, Fatal, Head injuries, Fracture, Skull
