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Introduction: Head injury is an important cause of mortality world wide as head is the most vulnerable part of the body involved in fatal road traffic accident. Material and Methods: The present study was under taken on 117 victims of road traffic accident who died due to injuries sustained on the head, which were autopsied at mortuary complex of Government Medical College and Sir Takhtsinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat over a period of 1 year between 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011. Observation: Most of the road traffic accident had taken place in the afternoon hours (12.01 P.M. to 6.00 P.M.).Majority of victims were found in age group of 21 to 30 years. Two wheeler occupants were the most commonly involved. Four wheeler occupants and pedestrians were least commonly involved. A large proportion of the victims died within 0 to 12 hours of the accident. Conclusion: Very high morbidity at place of accident or at initial phase of treatment is definitely alarming and highlights the need for taking urgent steps for establishing good pre-hospital care and provision of trauma services at site.
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to find out the profile of cases of unknown dead bodies, to evaluate the present situation at Bhavnagar region of Gujarat in India. Material and methods: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out on 104 cases of unknown dead bodies, brought for postmortem examination at Sir T. General Hospital and Government Medical College Bhavnagar, during the period of April 2010 to March 2013. Observation: This study throw some lights on the emerging trends that incidence of unknown dead bodies brought for post-mortem examination is increases in particular season, more in male and most of the victims were from the age more than 60 years. Conclusion: In unidentified dead bodies’ cause of death are variable. In some instances death due to natural cause may occur, but there are incidences of unnatural death also.