IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr. Tarun Dagar; Dr. Jitender Kumar Jakhar; Dr. Kunal Khanna; Dr. Vijay Pal

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Road Traffic Accidents (RTA): An Autopsy based Comparative study of Pattern & Profile of fatality in Haryana region

Dr. Tarun Dagar, Dr. Jitender Kumar Jakhar, Dr. Kunal Khanna, Dr. Vijay Pal

Abstract :

Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) continue to be one of the leading causes of death, disabilities and hospitalization in our country and all over the world despite our efforts to ing down the number of accidents and subsequent mortality and morbidity. The purpose of the current study is to analyze the data collected from autopsies of 100 victims of fatal road traffic accidents categorized on the basis of age, sex, type of vehicle, category of road user involved, pattern and distribution of injury sustained depending upon the vehicle involved. The analyzed data is further compared with various other studies done at National level, WHO global status report on road safety published in 2018 and findings of road accidents in India – 2017 report by Ministry of Road transport and highways. The basic purpose of the analysis is that the data derived could be used to formulate policy responses to achieve reduction in road traffic accidents and subsequent fatalities