R Rautji

Publications (12)5.06 Total impact

• Article: Patterns of injury seen in deaths from accidental falls down a staircase: a study from South Delhi.

  C Behera, R Rautji, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: The present study is a retrospective analysis of 92 cases of death from an accidental fall down a staircase, which were autopsied at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, during a ten-year period from 1996 to 2005. The cases were analysed with regard to age, sex, location, cause of death and pattern of injury. Males (62, 67.39%) outnumbered females (30, 32.61%). The commonest age group involved was 31-40 years (28.26%) followed by 21-30 years (18.47%) and 51-60 years (14.13%). The lowest number of cases (4.34%) was in the 11-20 years age group. All deaths were accidental in nature. The most common cause of death was head injury (80.43%) followed by haemorrhagic shock resulting from intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic visceral injuries (9.78%) and injury to the neck (4.34%). The parietal and temporal bones were those most frequently fractured in head injury cases. Cerebral oedema (n = 56, 70.88%), followed by subdural haematoma (n = 34, 43.03%) were the two most common intra-cranial injuries. Two females were accidentally hanged while descending stairs. The majority of accidents happened at home (n = 90, 97.82%). Alcohol was detected in ten cases (17.54%). Fatalities from falls down a staircase were most often reported in the rainy season.
  Medicine, science, and the law 05/2009; 49(2):127-31. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: Appointed bullet--a premeditated murder followed by suicide: a case report.

  C Behera, R Rautji, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: A 21-year-old girl was fatally injured by her 25-year-old brother-in-law, who was deeply in love with her. She was shot in the abdomen with a locally-made pistol. The man then shot himself in the front of his head with the same gun. He died on the spot while the girl, who was seriously injured, died in hospital two days later. Police recovered two empty cartridges from the alleged site that had the names of the boy and girl written on them in blue ink. Although shooting is the most common method of homicide and subsequent suicide, to the authors' knowledge the case described here is unique and has not been reported elsewhere in the literature.
  Medicine, science, and the law 02/2009; 49(1):69-71. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: Relatives' attitudes towards medico-legal investigation and forensic autopsy: a study from South Delhi.

  C Behera, R Rautji, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: Relatives of deceased persons on whose bodies a medico-legal autopsy had been performed at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India were personally asked to complete a questionnaire. The aim of study was to determine surviving family members' attitudes towards medico-legal investigation and forensic autopsy. The majority of the relatives showed a positive attitude towards forensic autopsy but were not aware of the detailed procedure of the autopsy. They wanted sufficient information to be provided before the autopsy. They showed a great interest in autopsy results i.e. the cause of death. It was concluded that sufficient relevant explanations given before the autopsy improves the relatives' acceptance and helps alleviate the suffering of the bereaved. The experience and opinions of relatives may help an autopsy surgeon in more effective management of medico-legal cases.
  Medicine, science, and the law 05/2008; 48(2):159-62. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: The Abbreviated Injury Scale and its correlation with preventable traumatic accidental deaths: a study from South Delhi.

  R Rautji, D N Bhardwaj, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: Anatomic trauma scoring systems are fundamental to trauma research. The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and its derivative, the Injury Severity Score (ISS), are the most frequently used scales. In a prospective study, 400 autopsies of road traffic accident victims performed between January 2002 and December 2003 were coded according to the AIS and ISS methods. All the cases were classified into different injury groups according to the Injury Severity Scale. Fifty-eight cases (14.5%) were assigned an ISS value of <25; 244 (61%) cases were valued between 25-49; 38 cases (9.5%) were valued between 50-74 and 60 (15%) cases had a value of 75. On analysis of medical care, in cases with ISS<50, about 96% of the victims did not receive optimal care quickly enough with a lack of pre-hospital resuscitation measures and lengthy transportation time to hospital being of major importance.
  Medicine, science, and the law 04/2006; 46(2):157-65. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: Fatal occupational injuries in the South Delhi construction industry: a retrospective study.

  R Rautji, S Lalwani, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: One hundred and forty-five unselected autopsy cases of construction site accidents received from South Delhi were studied during the period from 1996--2002. Data for the study was gathered from autopsy reports and hospital records. The cases represented approximately 1.61% of all autopsy cases received from South Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (India). Data was analysed with regard to the age and sex of the victim, the part of the body involved, the manner of accident, the cause of death and the pattern of injuries in different body regions. Death occurred at the scene of the fatal event in thirty-four cases; forty-three cases were dead on arrival at the hospital; sixty-eight cases died after being admitted to the hospital. Ethanol was detected in the blood of 16% of the cases.
  Medicine, science, and the law 05/2005; 45(2):169-73. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: A STUDY OF SEXUAL OFFENCES IN SOUTH DELHI

  S C SARKAR, R RAUTJI, S LALWANI, D N BHARDWAJ, T D DOGRA
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  ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION Of all the crimes, sex related crimes arethe most barbarous and humiliating.Women and children remain the mostvulnerable group to this crime. Thealarming rise in the rate of sexual assaultworldwide represents a major public healthproblem.1In USA an estimate of one in every fourwomen and children,2 and in Nigeria fourout of every ten women are victims ofsexual assault.3 Incidence of rape in SouthAfrica is approximately 300 per 100,000women.4 In India over the last five years,rape cases have shown alternate increasingand decreasing trends with increase of 6.6per cent in year 2000 over 1999 and adecline of 2.5 per cent in year 2001. In year2001, a total of 16,075 (1.6 per 100,000population) cases of rape against womenand 2,113 (0.2 per 100,000 population) casesof child rape were reported all over India.This represents 11.2 per cent and 19.5 percent of total crime against women and
  Journal of Family welfare. 01/2005; 51:60-66.
• Article: Suicide by a transvestite or sexual asphyxia? A case report.

  D N Bhardwaj, R Rautji, R K Sharma, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: Autoerotic asphyxial activity may at times result in unexpected death. Although the majority of deaths that occur during autoerotic asphyxial episodes are accidental, the possibility of suicide must always be entertained. In the case presented here, a 22-year-old married male was found hanging by his neck in his bedroom, which was locked from the inside. He was suspended by a 'lungi' (male wrap-around cloth) from the ceiling fan hook in his room, with his feet touching the ground. He was dressed in a brassiere, panties, and silver anklets. There was no evidence of previous perverse behaviour, and investigation disclosed no evidence of previous autoerotic sexual activity, homosexual behaviour, drug abuse or suicidal ideation.
  Medicine, science, and the law 05/2004; 44(2):173-5. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: A fatal impaling injury in a road traffic accident: a case report.

  R Rautji, S Girdhar, S Lalwani, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: A 17-year old, thin-built male was sitting in a bus on the right side of the rear seat. The same side of the bus accidentally hit some iron rods, meant for construction work, projecting from the tail end of a small truck. The incident happened when the bus driver tried to manoeuvre the bus towards the left side of the truck, standing at a red traffic light intersection. One of the iron-rods entered the bus through the glass window next to which the victim had been sitting and penetrated his chest cavity from the side, lacerating both the lungs and exiting through the left shoulder blade. The individual died on his way to hospital.
  Medicine, science, and the law 05/2004; 44(2):176-8. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: Rail traffic accidents: a retrospective study.

  R Rautji, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: One hundred and twenty-seven autopsy cases of rail traffic accidents received from South Delhi were studied during the period from 1996-2002. Data for the study was gathered from autopsy reports and hospital records. The cases represented approximately 1.41% of all autopsy cases received from South Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (India). Data was analysed with regard to the age and sex of the victim, the part of the body involved and the pattern of injuries in different body regions. Death occurred at the scene of the fatal event in twenty-eight cases; another twenty-eight cases were brought in dead to the hospital. Seventy-one cases died after being admitted to the hospital. Ethanol was detected in the blood of 17.4% of cases.
  Medicine, science, and the law 02/2004; 44(1):67-70. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: Electrocution in South Delhi: a retrospective study.

  R Rautji, A Rudra, C Behera, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: One hundred and fifty three unselected autopsy cases of electrocution received from South Delhi were studied during the period 1996-2001. Data for the study was gathered from autopsy reports and hospital records. The cases represented approximately 1.98% of all autopsy cases received from South Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (India). Data was analysed with regard to the age and sex of the victim, season of the year, site of the body, time of day, place of occurrence and presence of entry and exit wounds on the body. Death occurred at the scene of the fatal event in 150 cases and three cases died in hospital. Three cases showed no electric burn marks on the body; the cause of death in one of these cases was polytrauma due to a fall from a height and one case had committed suicide.
  Medicine, science, and the law 11/2003; 43(4):350-2. · 0.45 Impact Factor
• Article: An unusual suicide by stabbing: a case report.

  R Rautji, A Rudra, C Behera, P Kulshrestha, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: A 50-year old cobbler, employed in a paramilitary unit, was found dead in a pool of blood in his shop inside the unit line in the morning. He had multiple stab wounds on his chest and was alleged to have committed suicide by repeated self-stabbing on the chest with a sharp iron chisel, which was found clenched in his right hand by the investigating officer. Fifteen wounds were communicating with the chest cavity, injuring the vital anatomical structures. The individual, according to the unit personnel, was not suffering from any physical or mental disorder and was not on any medication.
  Medicine, science, and the law 05/2003; 43(2):179-81. · 0.45 Impact Factor
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  Article: Fatal pulmonary oedema following laparoscopic chromopertubation.

  T Millo, R Misra, S Girdhar, R Rautji, S Lalwani, T D Dogra
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  ABSTRACT: The body of a 30-year-old woman was received for autopsy. The available medical case records mentioned that she had been married for the past 3 years and had had primary infertility. She had undergone a diagnostic-cum-operative laparoscopy under general anaesthesia in a private nursing home. On laparoscopy, the internal genital organs were normal except for a fimbrial cyst on each side. Chromopertubation was done using methylene blue dye along with diagnostic dilatation and curettage. The patient was extubated and shifted to the recovery room. About 15 minutes later she developed cyanosis and became unconscious. She died despite sustained efforts at resuscitation.
  The National medical journal of India 19(2):78-9. · 0.60 Impact Factor