Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey
Motorcyclists and pillion passengers in road traffic accidents have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality because of lack of adequate safety systems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the injuries sustained by motorcycle riders and pillion passengers in fatal motorcycle accidents. A to...
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| author | Volkan Ünal Esra Ö. Ünal Fatma Koral Zafer Çetinkaya Sermet Koç |
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| description | Motorcyclists and pillion passengers in road traffic accidents have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality because of lack of adequate safety systems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the injuries sustained by motorcycle riders and pillion passengers in fatal motorcycle accidents. A total of 56 cases autopsied in the Istanbul Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine were included in this study. The majority of the cases were young males. Fifty (89.3%) cases were riders and six (10.7%) were pillion passengers. The vast majority (78.6%) of the cases died at the scene or on the same day in hospital. Most of the cases had multiple traumas, and the most common trauma was head trauma (n = 45). The most common injury was intracranial hemorrhage (n = 40). Fifteen (26.8%) cases tested positive for drug and/or alcohol intake. These autopsy findings can be helpful for medicolegal examinations to diagnose possible injuries and also for the automotive industry to improve better protective safety devices for motorcycle riders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e57104bca516432dac002133d37a8ff82024-03-12T12:28:08ZaraNaif University Publishing HouseArab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine1658-67861658-67942018-06-011710.26735/16586794.2018.016137Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from TurkeyVolkan Ünal0Esra Ö. Ünal1Fatma Koral2Zafer Çetinkaya3Sermet Koç4Council of Forensic Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyCouncil of Forensic Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyCouncil of Forensic Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyCouncil of Forensic Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyForensic Medicine Department, Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, TurkeyMotorcyclists and pillion passengers in road traffic accidents have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality because of lack of adequate safety systems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the injuries sustained by motorcycle riders and pillion passengers in fatal motorcycle accidents. A total of 56 cases autopsied in the Istanbul Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine were included in this study. The majority of the cases were young males. Fifty (89.3%) cases were riders and six (10.7%) were pillion passengers. The vast majority (78.6%) of the cases died at the scene or on the same day in hospital. Most of the cases had multiple traumas, and the most common trauma was head trauma (n = 45). The most common injury was intracranial hemorrhage (n = 40). Fifteen (26.8%) cases tested positive for drug and/or alcohol intake. These autopsy findings can be helpful for medicolegal examinations to diagnose possible injuries and also for the automotive industry to improve better protective safety devices for motorcycle riders.https://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/AJFSFM/article/view/386forensic sciencesforensic medicinemotorcycle accidentautopsyinjury |
| spellingShingle | Volkan Ünal Esra Ö. Ünal Fatma Koral Zafer Çetinkaya Sermet Koç Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine forensic sciences forensic medicine motorcycle accident autopsy injury |
| title | Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey |
| title_full | Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey |
| title_short | Deaths from Motorcycle Accidents: An Autopsy Study from Turkey |
| title_sort | deaths from motorcycle accidents an autopsy study from turkey |
| topic | forensic sciences forensic medicine motorcycle accident autopsy injury |
| url | https://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/AJFSFM/article/view/386 |
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