TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Causes of fatalities in motor vehicle occupants: an overview
JO  - Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
A1  - O'Donovan, Siobhan
A1  - van den Heuvel, Corinna
A1  - Baldock, Matthew Robert Justin
A1  - Byard, Roger W.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Injuries from motor vehicle collisions are frequently encountered in routine forensic practice. While the most common lethal events involve blunt force trauma with injuries to the head and neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis and limbs, review of the literature and case files shows that a wide variety of other fatal situations can occur that may involve sharp force and penetrating trauma, incineration, drowning, asphyxia, organic diseases and combinations of these. The following overview details potential factors that may contribute to death following vehicle crashes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-769X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00503-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -