Study of Patterns Injuries in Cases of Vehicular Accidents in Jamnagar Region of Gujarat.

Road traffic accident are by far the most common mode of death worldwide. With the increase in number of vehicles with economic development in India accompanied with congested roads, poor road infrastructure & general disregard for the safety measures result in high rate of vehicular accidents.

Out of all cases coming to Autopsy of M.P. shah Medical college, Jamnagar, cases of Road Traffic Accidents were taken in study for the period of one year. Basic Information was obtained from police papers, inquiry accompanying police personnel & relatives. Detailed routine post-mortem examination was conducted. The data so collected was than analysed and compared with previous similar studies.

In superficial injuries, Abrasions were mostly found on Limbs, contusions mostly found on Head & Face. Most of the cases skeletal Injuries were seen on skull Bones with Face Bones & Mandible. Injury to chest region is more common in patients with three or four-wheeler accidents. Head injury is the leading cause of death in vehicular accidents.

Many deaths in injury due to vehicular accidents can be prevented from increasing the awareness to the road-safety measures like Wearing Helmet while riding the two-wheelers, not over-loading the vehicles & wearing the seat-belts.