Abstract

Any harm to living tissue caused by external force is known as trauma. It could be a mental or physical issue. Mental injury has no outward manifestations. Physical trauma, which is what most people mean when they talk about trauma, is synonymous with injury. Each event, whether unintentional, intentional, or otherwise, has the potential to cause trauma. Methods: This prospective study was carried out at the department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, in a Government Medical College of Garhwal Region, Uttarakhand, during the period from January 2022 to January 2023. In cases of blunt cervical spine trauma subjected to autopsy by gross and histopathological examination, this study examined the second part of the right and left vertebral arteries from its entry into foramen transversarium at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra until it enters the calvarium along foramen magnum. Results: Most of the instances in the current investigation are brought in at a deceased state to the casualty department, and neither the police nor the families have any idea when the victims passed away. As a result, the 36-hour post-mortem interval stated in the Master chart is just an approximation of the time since death based on the information furnished by the investigating officer. This is done to prevent autolysis from damaging the vessels. Conclusion: The goal of the study is to identify the types of cervical spine injuries that are most likely to result in vertebral artery injury, which will aid the clinician in screening high-risk patients, and to determine the incidence of vertebral artery injury in fatal non-penetrative cervical spine trauma to suggest that it occurs more frequently than is typically reported in clinical settings.

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