Pattern of Head Injuries in Road Traffic Accidents

Abstract

Road traffic accidents are one of the major causes of morbidity & mortality especially in developing countries including India. Craniofacial injuries are the most common injuries found in fatal road traffic accidents. The objective of present study was to analyze the pattern of craniofacial injuries in these fatal accidents. The study was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Al - Ameen Medical College, Bijapur during the period of January 2010 to December 2012. During this period 196 victims of fatal road traffic accident were autopsied. In the present study the male ratio was more compared to female. Most of the victims in the present  study belonged to the age group of 21 to 30 years. Mechanized four wheelers were the commonest offending vehicle. Most of the death occurred in the month of November during office hours. Most common intracranial hemorrhage was Sub dural hemorahage and fissured fracture of the skull bone was the commonest fracture found