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ArticleInternational journal of critical illness and injury science

Epidemiology and patterns of road traffic fatalities in India pre- and post-motor vehicle (Amendment) act 2019: An autopsy-based study.

Manas Ranjan Sahu, Manoj Kumar Mohanty, Prakash Kumar Sasmal, Rakesh Vadakkethil Radhakrishnan, Chitta Ranjan Mohanty, Ijas Muhammed Shaji, Alagarasan Naveen, Madhusmita Parida

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Manas Ranjan SahuDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Manoj Kumar MohantyDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Prakash Kumar SasmalDepartment of General Surgery, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Rakesh Vadakkethil RadhakrishnanCollege of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Chitta Ranjan MohantyDepartment of Trauma and Emergency, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Ijas Muhammed ShajiDepartment of Trauma and Emergency, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Alagarasan NaveenDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Madhusmita ParidaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar · IN

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Abstract

backgroundRoad traffic accidents (RTAs) are a preventable cause of death. The government of India enacted the motor vehicle amendment (MVA) act on September 01, 2019, to curtail the alarming trend of RTAs and their associated fatality. The study objective was to compare the epidemiology and pattern of fatal RTAs before and after the MVA Act 2019 of India.

methodsAn autopsy-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (FMT) of a tertiary-care hospital from March 2019 to February 2020. The sample comprised 75 fatal RTA victims who underwent postmortem at FMT. Patients were studied in two groups: One pre-MVA group (

resultsThere was a 40.4% decline in mortality among RTA victims (

conclusionStudy results signal-toward early triumph of the new MVA act, probably due to enhanced adherence to safety gears and constructive behavioral change.

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Autopsyepidemiologyinjury severity scoremortalitytraffic accidents

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