@article{ref1,
title="Pattern of injuries in different types of victims of road traffic accident in central India: a comparative study",
journal="Journal of forensic science and research",
year="2021",
author="Ambade, Vipul N. and Sirsat Kunal, B. and Sharma, Manu",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="7-11",
abstract="Death due to road traffic accident (RTA) was one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India. In the present cross-sectional study, only the victim using two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and pedestrians were included for comparison to determine the pattern of injuries in these victims of the road traffic accident. There was a predominance of males in all three types of victims of RTA with a peak age of incidence seen in 21-30 years in two-wheeler victims, 41-50 years in four-wheeler victims, and 51-60 years in pedestrian victims. Four-wheeler (HMV/LMV) was the commonest type of offending vehicle involved in all types of victims with collision/ dash as the commonest manner of an accident. Head was the commonest region involved in pedestrian and two-wheeler victims as compared to the thorax in four-wheeler victims of accidents. Abrasion was the commonest surface injury in two-wheeler victims and pedestrians. The laceration was more common in two-wheeler victims as compared to crushed injury in pedestrian victims of road traffic accidents. The brain was the commonest organ involved in two-wheeler and pedestrian as compared to lungs in four-wheeler victims. The liver and spleen were more commonly involved in two-wheeler victims as compared to kidneys and bladder in pedestrian<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2575-0186",
doi="10.29328/journal.jfsr.1001021",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.29328/journal.jfsr.1001021"
}