Singh B, Palimar V, Arun M, Mohanty M K
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2008 Jul-Sep;6(23):393-297. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1722.
The main objective of the present study is to analyse the pattern of death related to trauma/injuries at Manipal in Udupi district, Karnataka state, India.
Retrospective data (January 2001 to December 2003) were collected from autopsy reports maintained in the department of forensic medicine, and the inquest reports from the police. Out of the total (n=470) autopsies, 344 victims had traumatic fatality. The demographic data, type of trauma, duration of survival, body areas involved was recorded.
470 autopsies were performed during the period of study. Of these 344 (73%) were traumatic fatalities. Males were preponderant (71%). More than half of the victims were between 1-40 years. The youth age of 21-30 years were affected maximum due to all type of trauma except for falls and assault in this area of the country (India). The leading type of trauma was Road Traffic Accident (RTA) (52%) followed by burn (24%). Females were predominant with 74% in trauma due to burns. In majority of cases where the death was reported in the hospital, among them more than 50% of victims were survived in hospital for more than 24 hours. The victims those expired within 3 hours were in majority from RTA and those who survived for more than 24 hours were in majority from burns. Majority (258) of the victims had head injuries followed by thoracic injuries (169), and abdomen (125). Twenty four percent of the victims died on the spot or before reaching hospital.
In this area of the country the trauma due to RTA is a leading cause of death among the traumatic death followed by burns.
本研究的主要目的是分析印度卡纳塔克邦乌杜皮区马尼帕尔地区与创伤/损伤相关的死亡模式。
回顾性收集了法医学系保存的尸检报告以及警方的死因调查记录（2001年1月至2003年12月）。在总计470例尸检中，有344例受害者死于创伤。记录了人口统计学数据、创伤类型、存活时间、受累身体部位。
在研究期间共进行了470例尸检。其中344例（73%）为创伤性死亡。男性占多数（71%）。超过一半的受害者年龄在1至40岁之间。在该国这个地区（印度），除了跌倒和袭击外，21至30岁的年轻人受各类创伤影响最大。主要的创伤类型是道路交通事故（RTA）（52%），其次是烧伤（24%）。女性在烧伤所致创伤中占主导，为74%。在大多数在医院报告死亡的病例中，其中超过50%的受害者在医院存活超过24小时。在3小时内死亡的受害者多数死于道路交通事故，而存活超过24小时的受害者多数死于烧伤。多数受害者（258例）有头部损伤，其次是胸部损伤（169例）和腹部损伤（125例）。24%的受害者当场死亡或在到达医院前死亡。
在该国这个地区，道路交通事故所致创伤是创伤性死亡中的主要死因，其次是烧伤。
