Citation

Kanchan T, Menezes RG, Sirohi P. J. Forensic Leg. Med. 2012; 19(6): 350-351.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jflm.2012.02.017

PMID

22847054

Abstract

The present photocase illustrates the possible mechanism of direct cardiac injuries from broken sharp jagged fractured ends of ribs in blunt force trauma to the chest in run over traffic mishaps. We propose that the projecting fractured ends of the ribs penetrate the underlying thoracic organs due to the transient phenomenon of deformation of chest cavity under pressure in run over traffic mishaps.

Language: en