Decapitation due to car accident

Francesco Ausania; Francesca Cittadini; Fidelia Cascini; Matteo Polacco; Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali; Antonio Oliva

doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822c8edc

Decapitation due to car accident

Francesco Ausania, Francesca Cittadini, Fidelia Cascini, Matteo Polacco, Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali, Antonio Oliva

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The occurrence of complete decapitation as a consequence of car accident is an extremely rare event. This fatality is generally seen in pedestrians run over by trains and also in motorcyclists who impact against the tailboard of trucks. Moreover, complete transection of pedestrians and occupants of cars has been described in road accidents especially in case of vehicles traveling at a high speed. We present a case of decapitation with complete degloving injury of the neck in a patient involved in a traffic accident, and we briefly discuss the possible mechanisms producing this injury.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	308-309
Number of pages	2
Journal	THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
Volume	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822c8edc
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Accidents, Traffic
Decapitation
Forensic Pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Trauma
Seat Belts

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Decapitation due to car accident

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