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A Study of Patterns of Thoracic Injuries in the Victims of Vehicular Incidents Brought to the GMCH Mortuary for Medicolegal Autopsies

The present study aims to highlight the pattern of thoracic injuries sustained by the victims of fatal road traffic accidents (RTA) brought to the GMCH Mortuary for medico legal autopsies. The study is an autopsy based observation during 1 st April 2019 to 31 st March 2020. In this study, incidence of thoracic injury among all cases of vehicular accident is 23.83%. A male preponderance (89%) was observed with a male-female ratio of 7.7:1. Peak incidence was observed in the age group of 21-30 years (27.24%). In all cases, thoracic injuries are associated with external or internal injuries on other parts of the body. Pleura are the most commonly involved organs in the thoracic regions. Majority of the victims were pedestrians ((36.6 %) followed by two-wheelers (31.06%). The study indicates the pattern of thoracic injuries sustained along with the trend of road traffic accidents in the region.