A Study of Pattern of Unnatural Deaths at Government Medical College Associated Hospital, Ambikapur, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jiafm.2023.45.4.7Keywords:
Unnatural deaths, Road Traffic Accident, Rural, Electrocution, AccidentalAbstract
The incidence of unnatural deaths is increasing day by day at an alarming rate. The aim of our study was to characterize the cases of unnatural deaths autopsied at the mortuary of Government Medical College associated hospital, Ambikapur, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh. This is retrospective study which included 530 cases of unnatural deaths which were autopsied between April 2016 to March 2017. In our study, RTA (road traffic accident) constituted the maximum number of cases 211 (39.81%), followed by poisoning 97 (18.30%), mechanical asphyxia 69 (13.02%), burns 60 (11.32%) and electrocution 08 (1.51%) which constituted least number of cases. Out of 530 cases of unnatural deaths, 338 (63.77%) cases were males and 192 (36.23%) cases were females. In the present study, maximum number of victims 136 (25.66%) were in the age group of 21-30 years. Maximum number of the victims 372 (70.19%) were married, followed by unmarried victims 152 (28.68%). Most of the cases 322 (60.75%) belonged to rural area. In the present study, maximum number of cases 212 (40%) were reported in summer season, followed by 180 (33.96%) and 138 (26.04%) cases in winter and rainy seasons, respectively. Among overall cases of unnatural deaths, maximum number 146 (27.55%) of incidents occurred in the night hours. In the present study, maximum cases i.e. 389 (73.39%) were accidental in nature.
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