Free fall trauma

Tan, Seow Yen; Porter, Keith

doi:10.1177/1460408606071140

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“…For example, as might be applied to this individual, cranial fractures are frequent in suicides, although this is more closely correlated with the greater heights in such cases than in accidents (Teh et al ., ). Fractures in the tali and calcanei, common among jumpers (Tan & Porter, ) do not occur in the case of Mummy number 8, but the severity of the injuries and the affected regions might match the group of intentional jumps (Teh et al ., ), probably directly related to the height, which in this case may have exceeded 15 m (Atanasijevic et al ., ). The presence of bilateral injuries would be more common in cases of suicide, according to A. Petaros and collaborators (Petaros et al ., ), although it is more prevalent in cases of feet‐first impact, and therefore can hardly be applied to the mummy.…”

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Fatal Injuries in a pre‐Hispanic Canary Mummy: Violence, Accident or Ritual Suicide?

Velasco‐Vázquez

Barroso

Delgado-Darias

et al. 2017

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Perimortem traumas have been identified in a pre‐Hispanic Canary mummy (fifth–sixth centuries cal AD). The location and nature of the fractures in the cranium, cervical vertebrae, ribs and both legs indicate a fall from a considerable height, which would have been the cause of death. Supported by forensic anthropology criteria and historical information about the population of origin, the circumstances in which the fatal injuries might have occurred are discussed. Given the pattern of the injuries, it is debated whether they were the result of an accident or a ritual suicide, as aggression is thought to be a less likely scenario. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Fatal Injuries in a pre‐Hispanic Canary Mummy: Violence, Accident or Ritual Suicide?

Velasco‐Vázquez

Barroso

Delgado-Darias

et al. 2017

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…This was supplemented with a further 31 cases since 2014 using the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine's (VIFM) internal case management system. Of the total 188 cases, 95 cases had all of the variables known to influence trauma documented. These variables comprised:…”

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An Anthropological Examination of the Types of Skeletal Fractures Resulting from Fatal High (˃3 m) Free Falls,

Rowbotham

Blau

Hislop-Jambrich³

et al. 2018

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Fatal falls from heights (˃3 m) often result in blunt force trauma (BFT) to the skeleton. The fracture patterns that result from this BFT mechanism are well understood in forensic anthropology and forensic pathology; however, details of the specific types of fractures that result remain poorly documented. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed examination of the types of fractures that may result from fatal high falls. Fractures were recorded from 95 full-body postmortem computed tomography scans of individuals known to have died from a high fall. Trauma was then analyzed taking into account the extrinsic and intrinsic variables known to influence a fall using multiple logistic regression. A total of 339 types of fractures were classified, of which 16 were significantly associated with this BFT mechanism. Classified fracture types will augment anthropological interpretations of the circumstances of death from BFT in cases of suspected high falls.

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“…High velocity falls (i.e. falls from a height and, in select circumstances, falls from a horse, ladder, low height and stair(s)) means the individual experiences a high level of force when impacting the ground and this typically produces severe trauma which directly results in fatality 39 . The remaining fall types (fall from a bed, chair, motor vehicle, standing, toilet and wheelchair) are low velocity falls and so for the majority of those cases, did not produce severe trauma that would result in fatality, but rather injuries that would lead to medical complications that caused the death.…”

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“…Two variables in particular contribute to the cause of death; velocity at impact and landing surface 38,39 . High velocity falls (i.e.…”

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The circumstances and characteristics of fatal falls in Victoria, Australia: a descriptive study

Rowbotham

Blau

2016

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Falls are the 18th major cause of death in Australia. The intention of this study was to provide a comprehensive understanding of fatal falls in an Australian context through documenting the circumstances of fall-related deaths and investigating the characteristics surrounding those falls. A retrospective review of fatal falls in the state of Victoria from 2005 to 2014 was undertaken using the National Coronial Information System online database. Details recorded for each fatal fall case comprised the circumstances of the fall (year and month of fall, fall type, and manner and cause of death) and characteristics of the deceased (sex, age, body mass index, pre-existing conditions and psychoactive drug use). There were 2743 fatal falls, encompassing falls from a bed, chair, height (>3 m), horse, ladder, low height (≤3 m), motor vehicle, stair(s), standing, toilet, wheelchair and unspecified. The majority of falls were accidental (95.5%), indirectly contributed to the fatality (66.4%), were female (53.2%), elderly (61+years) (92.3%) and of a healthy weight (33.3%). Many had pre-existing conditions (86.8%) and several (19%) had psychoactive drug use. Findings are anticipated to contribute to prevention policy improvements and assist medico-legal death investigations.

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Free fall trauma

Cited by 20 publications

References 30 publications

Fatal Injuries in a pre‐Hispanic Canary Mummy: Violence, Accident or Ritual Suicide?

Fatal Injuries in a pre‐Hispanic Canary Mummy: Violence, Accident or Ritual Suicide?

An Anthropological Examination of the Types of Skeletal Fractures Resulting from Fatal High (˃3 m) Free Falls,

The circumstances and characteristics of fatal falls in Victoria, Australia: a descriptive study

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