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1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Motor Vehicle Design and Causation of Injuries; Crashworthiness; Seat Belts; Airbags; Introduction; Design; Antilock Braking Systems; Electronic Stability Control; Event Data Recorders; Design Features to Protect Pedestrians; Improvements in Lighting; Enhanced Rear Lighting; Adaptive Head Lighting; Intelligent Vehicle Systems; ; Behavioral Factors in Motor Vehicle Incidents; Driving at an Excessive Speed; Speed Cameras; Driving While Intoxicated With Alcohol; Driving Under the Influence of Drugs; Driving While Fatigued or Drowsy; Inattention and Distraction From the Task of Driving; Looked-but-Failed-to-See Errors; Behavior Associated With a History of Traffic Law Violations; Running Red Lights; Ignoring Traffic Signals; Aggressive Driving Behavior; Noncompliance With Seat Belts; Age-related Issues; Inexperienced Drivers; Driver Decision Errors; ; Medical Factors in Motor Vehicle Incidents |
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; Legislation; Medical Conditions; Cardiovascular System; Common Cardiac Conditions; Ischemic Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis); Hypertensive Heart Disease; Other Cardiovascular Conditions; Myocarditis; Aortic Dissection; Cardiomyopathy; Abnormal Cardiac Valves; Coronary Artery Abnormalities; Nervous System; Epilepsy; Stroke; Intracranial Haemorrhage; Investigations in Intracranial Haemorrhage; Driving After Stroke; Old Age and Dementia; Head Injury; Psychiatric Disorders; Endocrine System (Diabetes Mellitus); Visual Problems; Sleep Apnea; ; Forensic Classification of Injuries; Classification; Abrasions; Definition and Overview; Direction of Impact; Surface and Nature of the Object; Shape of the Object; Abrasions from Indirect Forces; Lacerations; Definition; Direction and Nature of the Impact; Bruises; Definition; Point of Impact; Surface and Shape of |
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The Object; Degree of Bruising; Petechial Haemorrhages; Incised and Stab Injuries; Definition; Fractures and Ligament Injuries; Definition; Fractures; Ligament Injury; Demonstration of Fractures and Ligament Injuries; Burns; Definition; ; Injuries Sustained by Motor Vehicle Occupants; Frontal Collision; Oblique Frontal Collisions; Unrestrained Occupant; Head Injury; Secondary Brain Injury; Deceleration Injury; Restrained Occupant; Blunt Chest Trauma; Blunt Abdominal Trauma; Pelvic and Lower Limb Trauma; Upper Arm; Spinal Injury; Side Impact Collisions; Injuries in Side Impact Collisions; Rear Impact Collisions; Injuries from Rear Impact; Rollover Collisions; Injuries in Rollover Incidents; Ejection; Injuries Associated With Seat belts; Injuries Associated with Front Airbag Deployment; Side Airbags; Vehicle Mismatch; Pregnant Occupants; Injury Differences Between Drivers and |
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Passengers; Injury Severity Scores; Vehicle Fires; ; Injuries Sustained by Pedestrians; Pedestrian Injuries; Upright Pedestrians Vs. Conventional Cars; Bumper Injuries; Fractures; Joint injuries to the Lower Limb; Injuries to the Head; Injuries to the Neck; Injuries to the Upper Limbs; Pedestrians Vs |
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Larger, Flat-Fronted Vehicles (Vehicle-Pedestrian Mismatch); Head Injuries; Abdominal Injuries; Chest injuries; Pelvic Injury; Lower Limb Injuries; Upper Limbs; Runover Injuries; Pediatric Pedestrian Injuries; Motor Vehicle Speed in Pedestrian Incidents; ; Injuries Associated with Motorcycle, Bicycle, |
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And Heavy Vehicle Incidents; Motorcycles; Human Factors; Injuries to Riders in Motorcycle Incidents; Rider or Pillion Passenger?; Injury Prevention Through Helmet Use; Bicycle Incidents; Bicycle-Pedestrian Incidents; Heavy Vehicle Incidents; Introduction; Overview of Truck Collisions; Vehicle Factors; Injuries in Truck Collisions; Overview of Bus Collisions; Injuries in Bus/Coach Collisions; ; Postmortem Examination; The Postmortem Examination; Purpose of the Postmortem Examination; Ancillary Investigations; Radiographic Imaging; Forensic Photography; Additional Expert Opinions; External Examination; Internal Examination; Cardiovascular System; Natural Disease; Trauma; Central Nervous System; Natural Disease; Trauma; Primary Brain Injury; Secondary Brain Injury; Musculoskeletal System; Respiratory System; Gastrointestinal System; Liver; Genitourinary System |
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; Reticuloendothelial System; Death from Burns; Other Investigations; Cause of Death; Summary of Anatomic Findings; ; Toxicology; Ethanol (Alcohol); Introduction; Pharmacokinetics; Actions of Ethanol; Social Factors; Legislation; Methods of Analysis; The Alcohol Breath Test; Alcohol Interlock Devices; Interpretation of Toxicology Results; Forensic Calculations; Non-Alcohol Drugs and Driving; Introduction; Cannabis; Pharmacokinetics; Effects of THC; Central Nervous Stimulants; Actions of Central Nervous System Stimulants; Opiates; Benzodiazepines; ; Cause of Death; Deaths at the Collision Scene; Early Deaths from Motor Vehicle Incidents; Delayed Deaths from Motor Vehicle Incidents; Introduction; Trauma Pathophysiology; Damage Control Surgery; Organ Failure; Sepsis; Fat Embolism; Pulmonary Thromboembolism; Iatrogenic injury; ; Appendix 1: Scene Examination |
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; Overview; Environmental Factors; Weather Conditions; Road Factors; Surface Water; Evidence from the Roadway; Tyre Marks; Skidmark; Yawmark; Collision Mark; Acceleration Mark; Flat Tyre Mark; Rolling Print; Collision Debris; Trace Evidence; Gouge and Scrape Marks; Fluid Runoff; Place of Rest; Pedestrian Incidents -- Evidence from the Roadway; ; Appendix 2: Motor Vehicle Examination; Exterior; Contact Damage; Paint Transfer; Indentation; Induced Damage; Windshield Damage; Tire Damage; Headlights and Tail Lights; Pedestrian Incidents-Evidence From the Motor Vehicle; Interior; Restraint System Examination; Airbag Examination; Mechanical Issues; ; Appendix 3: Collision Reconstruction; Overview; Precollision Evaluation; Collision Evaluation; Postcollision Evaluation; Collision Reconstruction; Damage Analysis; Conservation of Momentum; Conservation of Energy |
| Summary |
Forensic Medical Investigation of Motor Vehicle Incidents provides an in-depth study of the circumstances underlying motor vehicle incidents and allows for a reasoned analysis of a crash victim's injuries. It also gives law enforcement the tools to communicate relevant information to the forensic pathologists and trains pathologists to infer crucial clues to the scenario that they may then relate to the investigating officers. Beginning with the design of the vehicle, its safety features and other mechanisms for avoiding collision or injury, the book then addresses the myriad behaviora |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Traffic accident investigation.
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Medical jurisprudence.
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Traffic accidents.
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Motor vehicles.
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Accidents, Traffic
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Forensic Medicine -- methods
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Forensic Medicine
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Motor Vehicles
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Wounds and Injuries -- pathology
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forensic medicine.
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motor vehicles.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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Traffic accidents
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Motor vehicles
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Medical jurisprudence
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Traffic accident investigation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780849378607 |
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0849378605 |
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9781466545137 |
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1466545135 |
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