
%0 Journal Article
%T Primarily unrecognized thoracoabdominal impalement in a motorcyclist
%J Forensic science international
%D 2013
%A Pircher, Rebecca
%A Große Perdekamp, Markus
%A Lutz-Bonengel, Sabine
%A Pollak, Stefan
%A Thierauf, Annette
%V 226
%N 1-3
%P e37-41
%X In traffic accidents, fatal impalements are mostly seen in vehicle occupants injured by penetrating blunt-tipped objects such as fence posts or iron bars. Compared with this group of road users, the medical literature lacks reports on impaled motorcyclists. The article presents a case which deserves attention in several respects:<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0379-0738
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.026