Fatal impalement injuries after falls at construction sites
| Autor: | Missliwetz J |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Fatal outcome Injury control business.industry Accident prevention General surgery Poison control Wounds Penetrating medicine.disease Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Fatal Outcome Injury prevention Medicine Accidents Occupational Humans Accidental Falls Medical emergency business Wound - morphology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 16(1) |
| ISSN: | 0195-7910 |
| Popis: | Three fatal accidents suffered by men at construction sites are reported. The victims fell from a considerable height onto metal construction rods and died from impalement injuries. The particular features of wound morphology are discussed. The influence of alcohol and medicines is also considered as a contributory cause of the falls. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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