Analysis of Accident Death in Legal Autopsy during 1982-1986

, Juck Joon Hwang

Original Article

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 1987;11(2):28-35.

Division of Forensic Pathology, National Institute of Scientific Investigation

Abstract

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 Scientific Investigation during 1982-1986 were analysed 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 poisonining 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 heigh (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%).