Prospective Study on Road Traffic Accident Cases in Sub-urban Region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu State

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dc.contributor.authorSavior, Selva Sureshen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, O. Gambhiren_US
dc.contributor.authorParasakthi, Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T10:06:36Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T10:06:36Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe present study consists of 100 road traffic injury cases admitted in our tertiary health care centre. In the present study, males victims (84 cases, 84%) outnumbered the females victims (16 cases, 16%) with an approximate male female ratio of 5:1. Four wheelers and two wheelers involving mainly pedestrians were the most common cause for fatal head injury seen in 66 cases, 66%. Multiple abrasions were the most commonly seen external injury, seen in 68 cases, 68%. Skull bone fracture was seen in 40 cases, 40%. Temporal and parietal bones were common site of fracture seen in 41 cases, 41%.The mean survival period was 73.42 hours, range being 6 hours to 600 hours.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Forensic Medicine Department, S.R.M. Medical College, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Chengalpet Medical College, Chengalpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, drgambhirsingh@yahoo.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationSavior Selva Suresh, Singh O. Gambhir, Parasakthi M. Prospective Study on Road Traffic Accident Cases in Sub-urban Region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu State. International Archives of Integrated Medicine. 2017 Jan; 4(1): 64-67en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-0026
dc.identifier.issn2394-0034
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/186849
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherEducational Society for Excellenceen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume4en_US
dc.subjectRoad Traffic Accidenten_US
dc.subjectHead Injuryen_US
dc.subjectFour Wheelersen_US
dc.subjectTwo Wheelersen_US
dc.subjectPedestriansen_US
dc.titleProspective Study on Road Traffic Accident Cases in Sub-urban Region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu Stateen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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