An unusual fatal injury due to tyre blast An autopsy case

Kumral B., Avsar A., Buyuk Y., Gokturk C., Sam B.

ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE, vol.22, no.1, pp.5-7, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.4323/rjlm.2014.5
  • Journal Name: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.5-7
  • Keywords: trauma, tyre, blast injuries, tyre-blast injuries, aort rupture, autopsy
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Injuries caused by exploding tyres during servicing can be seen as direct injuries caused by metal rim fragments and barotraumas as a result of high pressures. This destructive potential has received little attention in the medical literature. It has implications in terms of workplace safety as well.