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Road traffic accident (RTA) as major killer: a report on medico-legal autopsies in Bharatpur hospital.

Benaras Prasad, C. Prasad

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Road traffic accidents are the major cause of medico-legal deaths. In present study out of 229 autopsy cases in one year, 110 deaths were due to road traffic accident (R.T.A.) which shows the magnitude of the problem in Chitwan and adjacent districts in Nepal.

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Road traffic accidents are the major cause of medico-legal deaths. In present study out of 229 autopsy cases in one year, 110 deaths were due to road traffic accident (R.T.A.) which shows the magnitude of the problem in Chitwan and adjacent districts in Nepal.

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Road traffic accidents are the major cause of medico-legal deaths. In present study out of 229 autopsy cases in one year, 110 deaths were due to road traffic accident (R.T.A.) which shows the magnitude of the problem in Chitwan and adjacent districts in Nepal.

Key concepts: Medicine, Road traffic accident, Road traffic, Medical emergency, Autopsy, Traffic accident, Poison control, Injury prevention

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