Epidemiological Profile of Fatal Blunt Abdominal Trauma at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India Yangala Ramu1, Sundaragiri Suraj2,* 1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad, Telangana, India 2Senior Resident, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Suraj Sundaragiri, Senior Resident, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India, Contact No.: 091-9908267327, Email: drsurajfm@gmail.com
Online published on 7 May, 2019. Abstract The present prospective study aims to establish the epidemiological profile of deaths with blunt abdominal trauma which were subjected to post-mortem examination in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana for a period of two years from June 2010 to May 2012. The epidemiological aspect included victim's age, gender, religion, geographical area, socio-economic status etc. The study revealed that among 150 cases in the study period, the most common cause of injury was road traffic accident (n=90;60%). Majority of the victims were aged between 21–30 years (n=48; 32%). Incidence was common in males (n=108; 72%). Blunt abdominal trauma was most common in Hindu religion (n=97; 64.67%). The major geographical area of distribution of the study population with blunt abdominal trauma was Urban (96; 64%). Majority cases occurred in lower socio-economic class (n=65; 43.33%), Cases were common in married individuals (n=95; 63.33%). Most commonest day of incidence was Saturday (n=44; 29.33%). Top Keywords Blunt trauma, Abdominal injury, Fatal, Epidemiology, Autopsy cases. Top |