Profile of Mortal Injuries in Vehicular Accidents: An Autopsy-Based Study.

Background It is crucial to analyze the trends of fatal injuries among pedestrians, passengers, motorcycle riders, and drivers of three- and four-wheelers in traffic accidents. Objective To ascertain the trend of fatal injuries to the head, chest, and abdomen across different victim categories in vehicular accidents. Materials and methods An autopsy-based prospective study was carried out in the mortuary of a rural tertiary care hospital.

Assessing the Need for Clinical Forensic Medicine Training in the Medical Undergraduate Curriculum.

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the need for clinical forensic medicine (CFM) training (hands-on and bedside) in medical undergraduate students and to determine the utility of skill-based teaching methodology in CFM.

Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Government Medical College, where we used the mixed model approach (qualitative and quantitative component) to access the approach of three groups containing 50 participants each from (1) resident doctors/interns, (2) faculty, (3) casualty medical officers, toward skill-based teaching of CFM. A structured pretested questionnaire was administered to all study participants.

Mines of cytokine: A treasure trove in pulpal and periapical diseases.

Pulpitis is a special disease of dental pulp. It causes localized inflammation, due to various inflammatory mediators such as cytokines and chemokines. These inflammatory mediators are responsible for various reparative and resorptive processes in the dental pulp.

Custody-related deaths in Maharashtra state of India - Analysis of autopsies performed at a medical Teaching Institute during the period 2000-2018.

Introduction: Custody-related death is an internationally key sensitive issue with respect to Human Rights. The causes of death and associated factors in this vulnerable population vary according to country and region. The present study attempted to analyze the different causes of custody-related deaths and associated factors and identify the areas of intervention for prevention of such deaths.

Unique fatality due to claw injuries in a tiger attack: a case report.

This paper describes a unique case of a fatal tiger attack in the wild. In the present case, a tiger fatally mauled a 34-year-old female with its claws, instead of the usual mechanism of killing by the bite injury to the neck. The autopsy revealed multiple fatal and non-fatal injuries caused by the tiger claws.

Quantitative analysis of injury characteristics in victims of interpersonal violence: an emergency department perspective.

Violence runs into the fabric of society. In recent years, violence has been identified as an important health problem in industrialised societies. In the present study, conducted to analyze injury characteristics, 813 victims of interpersonal violence presenting to emergency department at a Government Medical College and Hospital from a major city in Central India were interviewed and examined over a period of one year.

Fatal tiger attack: a case report with emphasis on typical tiger injuries characterized by partially resembling stab-like wounds.

Fatalities due to attacks by tigers on humans are uncommon and are rarely described in the medico-legal literature. We herein present a forensic investigation in a unique case of a fatal tiger attack in the wild on a 35 year old female in India by an Indian Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). The attack resulted in two pairs of puncture wounds over the nape area with occult cervical spine injuries resulting from transfixing of spine due to the tiger canines; multiple puncture wounds, numerous scratches and abrasions consistent with the tiger claw injuries and injury to the right jugulocarotid vessels.

Age estimation from physiological changes of teeth by Gustafson's method.

Age determination is crucial in medicolegal cases. Various factors are considered for determination of age, out of which teeth are the most durable structures in human body which are better preserved even in the acidic soil. In many archaeological sites and forensic cases, teeth are the only available human remains for the identification and age determination purpose.

Traumatic asphyxial deaths in car crush: Report of 3 autopsy cases.

Traumatic asphyxia is a rare syndrome due to compression of thorax, abdomen or both. The diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia is based on typical findings consisting of cervico-facial congestion with swelling, multiple petechial hemorrhages in skin and conjunctiva with a history of traumatic compression. The authors report three cases of traumatic asphyxia in car crash to illustrate few unusual findings along with the typical autopsy findings.

Orthopantomographic evaluation of canine and first premolar using Demirjian's stages in central India: new approach to forensic age estimation.

Teeth development is widely used for age estimation in forensic science. The aims of this study were as follows: first, to establish Indian data on canine and first premolar development for age estimation and second, to investigate population differences in teeth development. Orthopantomograms of 340 Indian children aged between 5 and 14 years were analyzed.