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An Autopsy Study of Paediatric Fatalities in Central Kolkata, India


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1 Department of Forensic Medicine, Murshidabad Medical College, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College Kolkata, India
3 Midnapore Medical College, West Bengal, India
     

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Childhood deaths are a curse to the society. Every effort should be made to prevent such deaths. During the period 2008 to 2010, 230 autopsies were conducted on subjects up to the age of 18 years at the Kolkata Police Morgue. Majority (52.2%) of them were between 13-18 years and males marginally exceeded the females. Un natural deaths accounted for 80.8% of the fatalities and burn was the leading cause of death followed by road traffic accidents and drowning. The residence of the victims (38.3%) was the commonest place of incidence and most of the events occurred during day time. Increase in the general awareness, level of education and counseling of the parents and children need to be done to prevent such un intentional deaths.

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Paediatrics, Autopsy, Fatality
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Authors

Sauarbh Chattopadhyay
Department of Forensic Medicine, Murshidabad Medical College, West Bengal, India
Biplab Shee
Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College Kolkata, India
Suddhodhan Batabyal
Midnapore Medical College, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Childhood deaths are a curse to the society. Every effort should be made to prevent such deaths. During the period 2008 to 2010, 230 autopsies were conducted on subjects up to the age of 18 years at the Kolkata Police Morgue. Majority (52.2%) of them were between 13-18 years and males marginally exceeded the females. Un natural deaths accounted for 80.8% of the fatalities and burn was the leading cause of death followed by road traffic accidents and drowning. The residence of the victims (38.3%) was the commonest place of incidence and most of the events occurred during day time. Increase in the general awareness, level of education and counseling of the parents and children need to be done to prevent such un intentional deaths.

Keywords


Paediatrics, Autopsy, Fatality

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