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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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To analyze the magnitude of head injury in fatal RTA cases, present study was conducted in the department of Forensic Medicine Toxicology, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) in 2009 calendar year. The present study was undertaken on 105 victims of RTA who died due to head injuries, which autopsied at GMC, Jagdalpur (C.G). Most of the accidents occurred in the afternoon hours (12: 01 - 18:00). There was a clear male dominance (88.57%). The most affected age was middle age (21-40 yrs) & most commonly affected age group is 21-30 yrs. Vehicular occupants were commonly affected (63.80%) & amongst them two wheeler occupants most commonly involved. Fissure fracture of the skull was commonest (45.71%) & parietal region of head was mostly involved region of the head (27.61%). Among the intracranial hemorrhages, subdural hemorrhage (SDH) was commonest (31.42%). In relation duration of survival time 59.04% of victims died within 24 hrs of fatal accident.