Abdominal Solid Visceral Injuries in Fatal Road Accident-An Autopsy Based Study Sardar Tanmay1, Mohanta Tanay1,*, Chatterjee Saptarshi1, Das Aniruddha2, Roy Shobhan3, Chakraborty Prabir Kr.4 1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal 2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal 3Tutor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal 4Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal *Corresponding Author: Dr. Tanay Mohanta, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal (Author of correspondence). Email: drtanay85.forensic@gmail.com Contact No. 8017655920/9433812371
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Introduction Road accident is one of the leading causes of death due to trauma. Injuries to head and thoraco-abdominal regions proved to be most fatal of all the visceral injuries, the abdominal solid viscerae constitute a significant percentage in blunt trauma abdomen. Objectives The present study is conducted to study the pattern and distribution of abdominal solid visceral injuries and their correlation with the age and sex of the victims. Method This is a cross sectional study involving 179 subjects. During autopsy, the abdominal solid viscerae were dissected en-block and examined, and the data were inserted in a predefined scoring chart. The data were further analysed using SPSS17 for windows. Results Fatal injuries displayed a male predominance, with majority of fatalities being between30-40 years. Hepatic injuries (83.67%) were found in majority of cases, followed by Spleen (38.76%), Kidneys (22.45%) & Pancreas (6.12%). Significant correlation (p=0.052) was found between brought dead patients and visceral injuries. Of all the deceased, majority were pedestrians. Conclusion The solid abdominal visceral injuries constitute a potential factor of morbidity and mortality in road traffic accidents. Early transportation facilities to specialised hospital coupled with early diagnosis and management will be the keystones in decreasing the fatalities due to road accidents. Top Keywords Solid viscera, Blunt trauma, Fatal Road Accidents. Top |