Abstract

Road traffic accidents are one of the major causes of morbidity & mortality especially in developing countries including India. Craniocerebral injuries are the most common injuries found in fatal road traffic accidents. The objective of our study was to analyze the pattern of craniocerebral injuries in these types of fatal accidents. The study was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Kota during January 2017 to December 2018. During this period 290 victims of fatal road traffic accident were autopsied. In the present study the male ratio was more compared to female. Most of the victims in the present study belonged to the age group of 21 to 30 years. Mechanized two wheelers were the commonest off ending vehicle. Most of the death occurred in the winter season. Most common intracranial hemorrhage was Subdural hemorrhage with combination and fracture of vault was the commonest fracture found.

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