Title of article :
An Immediate Death by Seat Belt Compression; a Forensic Medicine Report
Author/Authors :
Najari, Fares Department of Forensic Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Alimohammadi, Ali Mohammad Center of Forensic Medicine researches - Forensic legal Medicine organization, Tehran
Abstract :
Although death is a gradual process, sometimes sudden death occurs in a fraction of a minute or seconds. Here we report a 49-year-old man without any underlying disease, which has instantly died in an accident scene due to compression of neck critical elements by a three-point seat belt. The examination of the body and the results of the autopsy, toxicology and pathology tests are described from the viewpoint of forensic medicine.
Keywords :
Seat belts , accidents , traffic , death , sudden
Journal title :
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
