Transportation related Deaths Questions

Death by motor vehicle collision

1. List 5 reasons autopsies are perfomed in motor vehicle deaths. 2. What are the four mechanisms of injuries in motor vehicle crashes? 3. What is the most common cause of fatal motor vehicle crashes in north America? 4. List the 4 categories of motor vehicle crashes. 5. List 5 injuries and briefly describe the mechanism of a driver in a front impact motor vehicle crash. 6. List 5 internal injuries of a driver in a motor vehicle crash resulting from impact with a steering column. 7. A pedestrian is killed by a person driving a sedan, list 5 differences between the injuries of an adult and a child. 8. A pedestrian is killed, list five difference between the injuries if they are hit by a sedan moving a 50km/hr vs 100km/hr. 9. A pedestrian is killed what would you expect if he were running vs walking? 10. A pedestrian is killed, his is struck while walking, his body lands on the roof of the sedan, and he then falls of onto the road on the passenger side. Describe the primary, secondary and tertiary injuries that you might expect. 11. What is the "Locus minoris resistentiae" if the aorta? 12. What is the most common location of the transsection of the aorta? Immediately distal to the left subclavian artery origin (peri-isthmus, at the ligamentum arteriosum) 13. Describe the cause and features of dicing injuries. 14. You have a scene with multiple unrestrained victims, describe three ways you might be able to determine who the driver of the vehicle was? 15. List 5 scenarios where air bags can cause immediate death in a motor vehicle crash. 16. What four factors determine the pattern and severity of pedestrian injuries when struck by a motor vehicle? 17. What four injuries are correlated with impact velocity? 18. In what circumstances is a child likely be thrown forward when struck by a vehicle? 19. What is a bumper fracture? 20. There are no fractures seen in a pedestrian victim of a motor vehicle collision, what should you now look for in the lower limbs and how? 21. Describe the mechanism by which striae are formed on pedestrian victims of motor vehicle collisons. 22. Describe 4 routes by which the abdominal contents may exit the abdominal cavity during a motor vehicle crash.