Department of Forensic Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, P.O. Sushruta Nagar, Dist. Darjeeling, Pin: 734 012 (W.B.).
*Reprint requests: Dr. Gupta S., Department of Forensic Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, P.O. Sushruta Nagar, Dist. Darjeeling, Pin: 734 012 (W.B.) Ph: 94342 22582, 9434377488, 9434109632, 9434222594, 9932282887
The study was a retrospective study of fatal Cranio-Cerebral Road Traffic Injuries in North Bengal region. The period chosen was from August to December 2003. The total number of autopsies conducted during the five month period was 698, out of which 213 (30.5%) was fatal Road Traffic Injuries. Out of the fatal Road Traffic Injuries, Cranio-Cerebral Injury was the casuse of death in 100 (46.9%) cases. The study shows that males suffered from fatal cranio-ce-rebral injuries more than the females (7.3:1). The Age group most vulnerable was 21–30 years (23%) followed by 31–40 years (19%). Pedestrians comprised the major victims of fatal road accidents (44%) and majority of the victims (22%) died on the spot of accident. The pattern on Cranio-Cerebral Injuries showed majority of the cases (75%) had cranio-cerebral injury associated with other injuries while cranio-cerebral injury alone was seen in only 25 cases. Fracture of the skull was a common phenomenon in majority (66%) of the cases, of which Temporal bone fracture was the commonest (45.45%), followed by Parietal bone fracture (39.3%).
Cranio-cerebral Injury, Road Traffic Accidents
