Vehicular trаumа Lecture 5. Assоciative-professor Valentin V. Franchuk
Plan of the presentation Definition concerning vehicular trauma Classification of vehicular trauma Forensic signs of vehicular trauma Forensic diagnostics of the certain kinds of vehicular trauma
Forensic definition of vehicular trauma vehicular trauma means an association of mechanical actions of vehicle that moves to human body and certain injuries that formed.
Classification of vehicular trauma ( according to А.Мuhanov (Ternopil, 1974) Vehicular trauma By external parts of the car Knock down Run over a body sliding Association of them By internal parts of the car Driver's trauma Passenger's trauma
Forensic diagnostics of vehicular trauma Specific signs- Pattern-injuries (are found only in road accident) Typical signs (are found very often in road accident, but sometimes – in other trauma)
Specific signs (pattern injuries) An imprint of hexagonal bolt on the skin of dead pedestrian
Typical signs of vehicular trauma Numerous and different injuries Deformation of the body Imprints of the clothes on the skin Ruptures of the skin Location of the injuries more than 2 anatomic regions Great abrasions on the skin Internal injuries are more sever than external
Knock down by a car Knock down by a car – is knock down of pedestrian by external parts of motor-car that moved
The main stages of knock down 1. previous impact 2. falling down on a car 3. falling down on the ground 4. sliding on the road
Bumper - fracture
Bumper - injury Bumper injuries (abrasions and hematomas of the cruses) – typical sign of knock down
Typical signs of knock down Great abrasion of the face
Typical signs of knock down Signs of general contusion and ruptures of the skin
Run over a body Tire marks on the skin – specific sign of run over a body
Typical sign of run over a body Deformation of the head
Typical signs of run over a body Numerous ruptures of the liver
Typical signs of run over a body Imprints of the clothes on the skin Degloving of the skin Symmetric fractures of the ribs Dislocation of internal organs Ruptures of the skin
Typical signs of run over a body Ecchymoses in the eyes
Driver’s trauma An imprint of dash board on the skin
Driver’s trauma (typical signs) Fractures of the ribs caused by steering wheel
Driver’s trauma (typical signs) Injuries of lower extremities of the driver
Driver’s trauma (typical signs) Location on anterior parts of the body Cervical fractures of the spinal cord Fractures of the facial bones Fractures of the legs
Driver’s trauma (typical signs) Numerous wounds and abrasions of the driver’s face
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