Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 1

A Study of Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Aurangabad, Maharashtra

  • Author:
  • J.R. Shinde1, S.M. Jawale2, M.R. lamb3, R.M. Tandle4, Wakade Shailesh5
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 37 to 39

1Department of FMT, SUT Medical College, Trivandrum

2Civil Hospital, Thane

3DUP Medical College, Jalgaon

4Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad

5Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Online published on 24 February, 2012.

Abstract

Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) is a serious public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Present study is done to understand the pattern of RTAs in Aurangabad belonging to Marathwada Region of Maharashtra.

This hospital based retrospective research study was conducted at Govt. Medical College Mortuary, Aurangabad, wherein 351 RTAs cases were included, during the period: 1st January, to 31st December 2000.

Majority victims are males between 21–40 years involving maximum fatal accidents more common on Monday and occurred between 6 am to 6 pm and in the month of October. Maximum victims died in first 24 hours due to multiple and head injuries. Pedestrians were the most vulnerable victims.

Keywords

Male, 21–40 years, Head injury, multiple injuries, Pedestrian, Aurangabad