The discrepant severity of external and internal injuries in a traffic accident: The cushioning effect via a human body against direct impact: Autopsy cases

• Published in: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 186
• Main Authors: Nishitani, Yoko, Okazaki, Shunichiro, Suzuki, Kengo, Imabayashi, Kiyomi, Katada, Ryuichi, Matsumoto, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2009
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic; Carotid Artery Injuries - pathology; Cervical Vertebrae - injuries; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Female; Forensic Pathology; Fractures, Bone - pathology; Hemorrhage - pathology; Humans; Joint Dislocations - pathology; Liver - injuries; Liver - pathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Male; Medulla Oblongata - injuries; Medulla Oblongata - pathology; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Pons - injuries; Pons - pathology; Spinal Injuries - pathology; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - pathology; Subcutaneous Emphysema - pathology; Subcutaneous Tissue - pathology; Trachea - injuries; Trachea - pathology

Traffic accidents cause unexpectedly severe injuries of internal organs despite tiny injuries observed on the external body. A 51-year-old woman (subject 1) and a 54-year-old man (subject 2) were found dead on a road. Subject 1 had subcutaneous and intramuscular bleeding with décollement on the post...