Analysis of Cranio-Cerebral Injuries in Fatal Road Traffic Accidents: A Prospective Autopsy Study Manoj G1, Ruia SM2,*, Viswakanth B3 1Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Jaipur National University of Medical Sciences, Jaipur 2Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, P.K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad District, Kerala 3Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, P.K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad District, Kerala *Corresponding author: Dr. Ruia S. M, Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Vaniamkulam, Palakkad District, Kerala, 679 522, Mobile No: +919004047999, Email Id: Drruiashishir@Gmail.com
Online published on 7 May, 2019. Abstract Road traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in all age groups in developed and developing countries. In India, deaths due to road traffic accidents are publicly glaring as road safety is professionally lacking. In order to study the magnitude of this problem, a three year prospective autopsy study was conducted at Topiwala national medical college, Mumbai between 1993 and 1996 with regard to Cranio-cerebral injuries in road traffic accidents, taking into consideration some salient parameters, and an attempt is made to suggest a set of preventive measures or multipronged strategies to minimize the frequency of road traffic accidents and deaths. Top Keywords Cranio-cerebral Injury, Head Injury, Demography, Medicolegal Autopsy, Road traffic accidents, Blunt force, Road safety. Top |