Open AccessMotorcycle accident in a forensic-pathological perspective
Author(s) -
Annalisa Lanino,
Anna Verri,
Anna Morandi,
Alessandra Marii
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
emergency care journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2282-2054
pISSN - 1826-9826
DOI - 10.4081/ecj.2008.1.38
Subject(s) - medicine , crash , logistic regression , traffic accident , accident (philosophy) , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , medical emergency , forensic engineering , epistemology , philosophy , computer science , engineering , programming language
The purpose of this work is to investigate the association between the injuries in motorcycle accident and the main accident configurations. The data were provided by a multicentric case-control study MAIDS regarding the risk of crash and injuries of motorcyclists. Chi-square test was used to evaluate the relationship between the variables and a logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association of injury severity with some variables supposed to be predictive factors. Lesive patterns characterized by internal haemorrhages are mainly associated with fronto-lateral crashes, above all in urban areas. Lacerations or abrasions, mainly reported in torso and lower extremities, are mostly associated with single crashes or accidents in queue also for crashes occurred to low speed (< 50 km/h). The severity of injuries is highly associated with impact speed, regardless of the crash configuration. Fractures and haemorrhages play an importan role in determing the severity of injuries. The upper extremities are the anatomic area most frequently traumatised