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KMID : 0377619870520110695
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1987 Volume.52 No. 11 p.695 ~ p.702
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Analysis of Accidental Death in Legal Autopsy during 1982 --1986
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Abstract
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In order to evaluate the death structures of the accidental death in legal autopsy, a total of 1,751 cases out of 6,256 legal autopsies performed in National. Institute of Scienti-fic Investigation, during 1982-1986 were analyzed with. emphasis on types and causes of accidental death.
The results obtained were as follows:
1. The annual death of accidental cases was 28.0% and the male to female sex ratio in the legal autopsy cases of accident was 1.78.
2. In age distribution, the most prevalent group was 20´s (37.6% followed by 30´s (18.6%, 10´s (18.3%) and 40´s (11.5%).
3. Pneumonia was the leading cause of death below 9, while carbon monoxide poisoning in other age groups.
4. In accidents the major types of death were poisoning (42.6%), asphyxia (17.6%), medical accidents (14.6%). traffic .accidents (8.0%) and fall from height (6.3%).
5. In. death related to medical care, the major causes of death were pneumonia (16.9%), atonic uterine bleeding (10.6%), coronary atherosclerosis (8.6%) and congestive heart failure (7.0%).
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