Citation

Chandru K, Rajendra Kumar R, Rudramurthy S. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2014; 8(2): 52-54.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2014.00681.1

PMID

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Abstract

A three year retrospective study of railway related fatal cases was carried out, in district hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, South India. Fatal railway cases form 4.65 %(total 65 cases) of all autopsies (1398 cases). Victims were predominantly males (46 cases), maximum were in age group of 2140years i.e. 38 cases. More number of railway fatalities were accidental (86.15 %) followed by the suicidal (13.85 %) in nature. Crush injury involving extremities followed by injury to thorax and abdomen were the most common injuries, shock and hemorrhage being the commonest cause of death. © 2014, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; suicide; child; female; male; accident; shock; India; aged; autopsy; cause of death; traffic accident; hospital; victim; retrospective study; bleeding; Decapitation; thorax injury; abdominal injury; Article; crush trauma; Crush injury; fatal railway accident; Fatal railway accidents; Public awareness