Медицинский вестник Юга России (Sep 2015)

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FATAL ASSOCIATED TRAUMA IN CHILDREN IN CASE OF A FALL FROM A HEIGHT

  • V. M. Karavaev,
  • V. V. Levanovich,
  • Y. S. Aleksandroviсh,
  • K. V. Pshenisnov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2015-3-60-67
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 3
pp. 60 – 67

Abstract

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Purpose: explore the features of the structure and volume of combined fatal injuries, the frequency of morphological manifestations shake the body in children in cases of falls from a height.Materials and Methods: results of forensic investigations of corpses of 147 children and 110 adults, who dead by falling from considerable height were analyzed.Results: comparative study of the lesions, detected by autopsy in children with concomitant injuries showed their less severity than in adults. They were manifested by lower frequency of multiple lesions.Summary: nevertheless, such types of injuries as damages of fixing apparatus of thoracic and abdominal organs in children were registered more frequently than in adults.There were no revealed any significant differences in distribution of lesions of body regions in children and adults.

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