Forensic Evaluation of the patterns of fatal injuries among pedestrians in road traffic accidents in Hyderabad, Pakistan.

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Published: Nov 21, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62118/jmmc.v11i2.159

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Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur
Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur.
Sadia Abdul Qayyum
Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi.
Amna Mangi
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Isra University, Hyderabad.
Hari Ram
Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Lyari, Karachi.
Naveed Ali Qadri
Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Isra Uni-versity, Hyderabad.
Abdul Waheed Ali Nahyoon
Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro.

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Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) preventable yet responsible for a large number fatalities among children and adults. It is estimated that RTA causes approximately 1.35 million deaths (27.5 deaths per 100,000 population) through out the world.
Objective: To evaluate the patterns of fatal injuries among pedestrians due to road traffic accidents brought in emergency unit of Liaquat University, hospital, Hyderabad.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study conducted between Jan 2019 to Dec 2019 and all victims of road traffic accidents brought in the emergency due to fatal injuries belongs to either sex or age-group were included. Data collected includes demographic details; type, site, impact, intensity of inju-ries and different types of vehicles involved in the accidents were recorded from history/ autopsy findings of medico-legal officer. Collected data was entered and analyzed in SPSS ver. 23.
Results: Motorcars were more involved (31.0%) in road traffic accidents followed by trucks/loaders (29.0%). Males (87.5%) outnumber female. Head and neck region (26.0%) affected most, while abdomen/pelvis were the least(16.0%) affected. Contusions occurred in predominantly (51.0%) while most (60.5%) pedestrians were found dead when received in the emergen-cy unit. Most common cause of death was head injury induced complica-tions.
Conclusion: Injuries to head, neck and facial regions are more common while contusions are the predominant type of injuries occur in the pedestri-ans. Skull bone is most commonly fractured bone among the victims
Keywords: Pattern of injuries, Pedestrians, Road traffic accidents .

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Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, Sadia Abdul Qayyum, Amna Mangi, Hari Ram, Naveed Ali Qadri, & Abdul Waheed Ali Nahyoon. (2021). Forensic Evaluation of the patterns of fatal injuries among pedestrians in road traffic accidents in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Journal of Muhammad Medical College, 11(2), 62-67. https://doi.org/10.62118/jmmc.v11i2.159
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Vol 11 No 2: Nov 2020-April 2021
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