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, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.5-7, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4323/rjlm.2014.5
  • Dergi Adı: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5-7
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: trauma, tyre, blast injuries, tyre-blast injuries, aort rupture, autopsy
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.