[A statistical survey of medico-legal activities for the traffic accidental death].

Abstract

Out of a total number of judicial autopsies handled in the Department of Legal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine during the period from Jan. 1963 to Mar. 1987, the traffic accidental death was recorded 278 cases including 216 cases for male and 62 cases for female respectively being specified as followings: 1) Victims-pedestrians: 168 cases, violent falling from two-wheelers (bicycle or motor-cycle, caused by the rider's faults: 21 cases, collision between two-wheelers in motion and motorcar: 50 cases, motorcar in motion: 30 cases (18 drivers and 12 fellow passengers), airplane accident: 1 case, railroad accident: 1 case, and 2 cases other than those. 2) Judicial autopsies specified by the month. Jan-31 cases, Feb, Mar, Jul and Dec-26 cases each, Oct-25 cases, May and Sep-24 cases each, Apr-20 cases, Jun and Nov-17 cases each, and Aug-16 cases. 3) Frequency of accidents specified by the time. 0 hr-0600 hrs: 78 cases, 0600 hrs-1200 hrs: 40 cases, 1200 hrs-1800 hrs: 34 cases, 1800 hrs-2400 hrs: 119 cases and unidentified hrs: 7 cases. 4) Under the influence of liquor 110 cases in total or 39.6% including 108 cases by male and 2 cases by female. 5) In addition to the primary impact injuries some remarks to be taken account in performance of judicial autopsies were discussed.