Profile of Pedestrian Deaths in Road Traffic Accidents.
Profile of Pedestrian Deaths
Keywords:
Pedestrian, Road traffic accidents, Road safetyAbstract
Introduction: Pedestrians deaths in automobile road accidents in frequently encountered. Pedestrian deaths constitute a high percentage of all road fatalities. Material & Method:Out of total 367 accident death postmortem examinations,87(23.70%) were pedestrians. The present study aimed at analyzing pattern of 87 pedestrian deaths; out of these 73 were male victims. Results: Majority of pedestrian accidents occurs at 10AM-2PM (27 cases) followed by 6 PM-10PM(25 cases). The pedestrians were hit by heavy vehicles in 31 cases, two wheelers in 20 cases, car &jeep in 16 cases Head injury is responsible in 67 pedestrian death cases followed by chest injury in 40 cases, abdominal injury in 28 cases.
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2013-06-30
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Khubchandani, D., Kothari, D., Jadav, D., Padmraj, D., Shah, D., & Vora, D. (2013). Profile of Pedestrian Deaths in Road Traffic Accidents.: Profile of Pedestrian Deaths. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 4(3), 101–103. Retrieved from http://nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/2189
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