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Background: The profile of medico-legal autopsy cases is crucial to determining the mortality rates in a specific location owing to new causes and also aids in addressing the demographic demands in accordance with those rates. Materials and Methods: The present study is a retrospective study of autopsies performed at Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, VCSGGIMS & R, Srikot, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2021. During this period a total of 156 autopsy cases were conducted. Relevant information and subjective data like age, sex, marital status & manner of death have been collected from medico legal autopsy register. Results: Out of 156 cases analysed, maximum number of autopsies were in the age group of 21-30 years with 41 cases (26.28%) andmajority of were males 119 (76.2%). Accidents accounted (58.3%), suicide (24.3%) and sudden death (17.3%) cases. Maximum number of deaths were due to road traffic accidents with 82 cases (52.5%) followed by natural death with 27 cases (17.3%). Conclusion: In our study we found that majority of cases were in 3rd and 4th decade of life, majority cases were males as compared to females, and Hindus being majority in number formed bulk of cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
