Citation

Meena MC, Solanki RK, Kumari S, Kohli A. Int. J. Med. Toxicol. Legal Med. 2022; 25(3-4): 122-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, India Medico Legal Society)

DOI

10.5958/0974-4614.2022.00062.6

PMID

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Abstract

Railways are a major source of accidents because they are the least expensive mode of transportation in India, and the majority of tracks lead to populated areas. From January 2016 to December 2020, a total of 10,013 autopsies were performed in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology at UCMS and GTB Hospital in New Delhi, with train accidents accounting for 5.58% (559) of the cases. In this study, males accounted for 92.12% of the cases, the age group 21-30 years old had the highest number of fatalities, and 34.28% of the cases occurred between 6 a.m. and noon. Unknown cases account for 34.17% of all railway fatalities. Abrasions were the most common external injury, accounting for 3116 (36.5%) of all recorded injuries. Undoubtedly, strict regulation and a proactive role for the law enforcement agency can reduce this mishap. Raising public awareness of safety procedures and current legislation also helps to reduce some fatalities. © 2022, Medico Legal Society. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; Injuries; human; suicide; female; male; accident; injury; aged; autopsy; head injury; traffic accident; awareness; death; retrospective study; middle aged; law enforcement; railway; fatality; Decapitation; laceration; thorax injury; hemorrhagic shock; abdominal injury; decapitation; abrasion; Article; amputation; contusion; upper limb; lower limb; safety procedure; health legislation; R ailway accident; thoracoabdominal injury; Transection