Traffic-Crash Fatalities (1968–73): Injury Patterns and other Factors

Tonge, J. I.; O’Reilly, Michelle; Davison, Annette; Johnston, Natalie; Wilkey, Ian

doi:10.1177/002580247701700104

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“…The incidence of empyema in patients with thoracic trauma can be as high as 27%. 6,7,8 The majority of those cases are associated with chest tube thoracostomy (CTT). Moreover, the complication rate in thoracic trauma is also determined by injuries remote from the chest.…”

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The impact of a chest tube management protocol on the outcome of trauma patients with tube thoracostomy

Abreu

Machado

Neto

et al. 2015

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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The impact of a chest tube management protocol on the outcome of trauma patients with tube thoracostomy

Abreu

Machado

Neto

et al. 2015

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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“…A previous study 9 found that bone lesions were seen in 90% of cases involving gunshot wounds. Injury patterns and high skeletal lesion incidence have also been reported for blunt force trauma stemming from motor vehicle accidents 10,11 and falls from height, [12][13][14][15] as well as sharp and blunt force injuries resulting from interpersonal violence. 16,17 Banasr et al 18 found that bone or cartilage defects were seen in only 53% of the sharp force trauma fatalities included in their study.…”

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Proposed Classes of Morphological Autopsy Findings for Decomposed and Skeletal Remains in Mass Death Investigations

Komar

Lathrop²,

Potter³

2008

American Journal of Forensic Medicine &Amp; Pathology

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Analysis of mass death events, often involving partial or skeletal human remains, requires investigators to condense information on a large number of victims into a single report. Prosecution of war crimes typically requires that victims be categorized according to the injuries sustained. Reports recognizing only the presence or absence of trauma are misleading or misrepresentative. This study introduces a 4 class system for skeletal remains based on morphologic autopsy findings. Each class corresponds to the lethal potential of the trauma or pathologic conditions evident at autopsy, and the certainty with which cause of death can be determined. Data were extracted from 766 autopsy cases involving decomposed or skeletal remains from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator in which cause and manner of death were ruled. Statistically significant associations between morphology class and the cause and manner of death, positive identification, and natural and non-natural deaths were evident in this study. Intraobserver and interobserver tests revealed excellent replicability and reliability in the assignment of morphology classes to individual cases. In addition to its mass death applications, this classification system offers potential research contributions to physical anthropologists and bioarchaeologists studying human populations in antiquity.

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“…Alker et al (8) demonstrated cervical injuries in 21% of people dying in traffic accidents which included occupants of vehicles and pedestrians. In a study by Tonge et al (9), of 453 fatalities of vehicular occupants, 18% had a neck injury (4.6% larynx and neck structures and 13.4% cervical spinal fractures and dislocations).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…In a study by Tonge et al. (9), of 453 fatalities of vehicular occupants, 18% had a neck injury (4.6% larynx and neck structures and 13.4% cervical spinal fractures and dislocations).…”

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Motor Vehicle Occupants, Neck Injuries, and Seat Belt Utilization: A 5‐Year Study of Fatalities in New York City

Sgarlato¹,

deRoux²

2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Despite the implementation of numerous safety devices in automobiles, vehicular occupant fatalities following collisions remain common. We reviewed all fatalities of vehicular occupants in New York City over a 5-year period on whom autopsies were performed (437) to determine the incidence of neck injuries and correlate them with seat belt utilization; 26.5% had neck injuries (mild to severe) and only 10.3% of these occupants were confirmed to be wearing seatbelts. Of those that had documentation of seat belt utilization there were twice as many neck injuries in the unbelted group. We highlight two cases of submarining with severe neck injuries that were related to automatic 2-point shoulder harness restraints without engagement of the lap belt.

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Traffic-Crash Fatalities (1968–73): Injury Patterns and other Factors

Cited by 24 publications

References 4 publications

The impact of a chest tube management protocol on the outcome of trauma patients with tube thoracostomy

The impact of a chest tube management protocol on the outcome of trauma patients with tube thoracostomy

Proposed Classes of Morphological Autopsy Findings for Decomposed and Skeletal Remains in Mass Death Investigations

Motor Vehicle Occupants, Neck Injuries, and Seat Belt Utilization: A 5‐Year Study of Fatalities in New York City

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