TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Decapitation Due to Car Accident
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Ausania, Francesco
A1  - Cittadini, Francesca
A1  - Cascini, Fidelia
A1  - Polacco, Matteo
A1  - Pascali, Vincenzo Lorenzo
A1  - Oliva, Antonio
SP  - 308
EP  - 309
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - The occurrence of complete decapitation as a consequence of car accident is an extremely rare event. This fatality is generally seen in pedestrians run over by trains and also in motorcyclists who impact against the tailboard of trucks. Moreover, complete transection of pedestrians and occupants of cars has been described in road accidents especially in case of vehicles traveling at a high speed. We present a case of decapitation with complete degloving injury of the neck in a patient involved in a traffic accident, and we briefly discuss the possible mechanisms producing this injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822c8edc
ID  - ref1
ER  -