SOME CHRONOBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INCIDENTS WITH FATAL END IN PLOVDIV DISTRICT OF R. BULGARIA DURING THE PERIOD 2008 – 2017

Chronobiological factors have a noticeable influence on human behavior. The purpose of this Communication is to examine the impact of the seasons and months of the year, days of the week, dates and parts of the day on fatal incidents. Material and method: 815 cases of fatal accidents occurred in the region. Plovdiv during the period 2008 - 2017. The autopsies were performed in the Department of Forensic Medicine of the University Hospital "St. Georgi ”EAD, Plovdiv. The data from the forensic medical examinations were used to determine some of the social characteristics. The obtained results are statistically processed and presented graphically. Results: It was found that most fatal accidents occur during the winter season (27.36% ± 1.09%), in January (12.02 ± 1.09%), November and December, by 9 , 20% ± 0.97%). The risk days during the week are Saturday (17.55% ± 1.28%) and Sunday (15.46% ± 1.21%) in the afternoon and evening from 14 to 22 hours. The probability of an accident is increased during the first ten days of the month.