Citation

Wasnik RN. Med. Legal Update 2011; 11(2): 121-124.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, R.K. Sharma and Institute of Medico-Legal Publications)

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Abstract

A two year retrospective study has been undertaken in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur to elucidate the trends in unnatural deaths specifically regarding the Incidence, age group, sex distribution and manner of unnatural deaths. Impact of factors and adopted methodology used for intentional or unintentional violence. Total numbers of unnatural deaths were 71.61% in the studied period. Unnatural deaths were more in males as compared to females. Accidents accounts for 62.72%, followed by suicide (29.88%) and homicide were (7.40%) of unnatural deaths. Burn accounted for 25.38% cases, followed by the road traffic accident (22.24%) cases, violent asphyxial death and poisoning were responsible in (17.60%) and (14.17%) unnatural cases respectively. Poisoning (34.63%) was the most common method for suicide followed by hanging (24.76%) and burns (22.81%). In homicidal cases, male to female ratio was 3.03:1, indicating male predominance.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; Accident; human; violence; Homicide; homicide; suicide; Suicide; burn; child; female; infant; male; newborn; Poisoning; asphyxia; India; Unnatural deaths; aged; traffic accident; forensic medicine; hanging; intoxication; Burn; toxicology; death; article; major clinical study; sex ratio; retrospective study; school child; preschool child; groups by age; medical school; trend study; unnatural death