Fatal blunt abdominal trauma – A three year analysis

A retrospective study of fatal cases of blunt abdominal trauma was conducted at Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum between 1-1-2007 to 31-12-2009. During this period total of 51 deaths due to blunt abdominal trauma were autopsied. The peak age at risk in this study is 31 – 40 years followed by 21–30 year age group. Road traffic accident was the common causative factor (74.5%) while Splenic injury was the common post-mortem finding (52.9%). In most of the cases cause of death was Persistent irreversible shock (62.7%).