Demographic Pattern of Two Wheeler Accidental Deaths in and around Guntur City, Andhra Pradesh

Two wheeler road accidents are world's most serious health problem. The present study of two wheeler accidental deaths were evaluated for a period of one year in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur covering various individual, social and demographic aspects 103 cases of two wheeler accidental deaths in and around Guntur city were taken to study from which the demographic criteria of age, sex of victim, occupation, diurnal variation, marital status, day or night accident, seasonal incidence, survival period, use of helmet and presence of alcohol, and cause of death. Road traffic accident continues to be a growing menace, incurring heavy loss of valuable human resources, along with wastage of potential economic growth. Interventions in RTA should include combined efforts from the community, governmental and non-governmental organizations. Thus while medical science had conquered the ravages of many diseases and epidemics, accidents have become a new epidemic of public health importance calling for equal efforts for control and prevention.