Profile of Mortal Injuries in Vehicular Accidents: An Autopsy-Based Study.

Autor:	Jiwane A; Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur, Nagpur, IND., Raut S; Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur, Nagpur, IND., Thube HR; Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur, Nagpur, IND., Sane M; Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur, Nagpur, IND., Shrigiriwar M; Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur, Nagpur, IND.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 May 31; Vol. 16 (5), pp. e61425. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 31 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.61425
Abstrakt:	Background It is crucial to analyze the trends of fatal injuries among pedestrians, passengers, motorcycle riders, and drivers of three- and four-wheelers in traffic accidents. Objective To ascertain the trend of fatal injuries to the head, chest, and abdomen across different victim categories in vehicular accidents. Materials and methods An autopsy-based prospective study was carried out in the mortuary of a rural tertiary care hospital. A total of 108 fatal cases of vehicular accidents were taken into consideration. All natural and unnatural deaths, other than those stemming from vehicle crashes, were excluded from this study; only the victims of fatal vehicular accidents were included. Results Males outnumbered female victims by 8.8:1. The age range of 41-60 years was the most affected (38.9%). The greatest number of victims (17, or 15.8%) were male motorcycle riders in the range of 21-40 years. Most vehicular mishaps (61; 56.5%) occurred during the evening. The most frequent injury pattern reported was head injuries (53.4%). Conclusions Motorcycle riders constituted the most severely injured victim category in a vehicular accident. Most mishaps occurred in the dark because of inadequate lighting or bad road conditions in rural areas. Furthermore, the most frequently occurring type of injury was an injury to the head, which may be an outcome of riders' lack of compliance with the mandatory helmet-use policy. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional Ethics Committee, Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College Ambajogai issued approval GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE/IEC/20/2017. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Jiwane et al.)
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