Epidemiological Profile, Pattern of Skull Fractures and Intracranial Haemorrages in Fatal Road Traffic Accident Victims: An Autopsy Study

The majority of deaths are due to Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) in India as well as worldwide. Out of these Accident cases, Head injury is responsible for maximum deaths as Head is the most vital part of the body. The present study was undertaken on 105 victims of RTA, died due to head injury to find out the patterns of head injuries and site distribution of different types of skull fractures. The highest incidence was seen in age group of 21–30 years and males clearly outnumbered females. The motor-cyclists were the commonest group of victims. Intracranial haemorrhages and skull fractures were seen in all the cases. Parieto- temporal region was involved predominantly. A combination of subdural haemorrhage with subarachnoid haemorrhage was most commonly observed. However Subdural haemorrhage was the commonest solitary haemorrhage noted.