Prahlow Samuel P, Renner Andrew, Grande Abigail J, deJong Joyce, Prahlow Joseph A
College of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
J Forensic Sci. 2018 Mar;63(2):460-468. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13542. Epub 2017 May 11.
Deaths occurring in the setting of nonprofessional, vehicle-related, recreational sporting activities occurring on land or in water during warm or winter months represent a diverse group of cases. These deaths tend to involve scenarios where the participants are purposefully attempting to enjoy themselves prior to experiencing sudden, catastrophic accidents resulting in lethal outcomes. Ultimately, many of the deaths are related to the high speed at which these vehicle-related activities normally occur. Three broad categories of factors may play contributory roles in death: human factors, vehicle factors, and environmental factors. A series of selected cases are presented, representing examples of varying activity types, involving motorized and nonmotorized vehicles, land and water activities, and warm weather and cold weather environments. For each case, the various human, vehicle and environmental factors believed to be contributory to the accident are considered, and strategies for prevention of these and similar deaths involving recreational sporting vehicles are presented.
在温暖或冬季的月份里，发生在陆地或水上的非专业、与车辆相关的娱乐体育活动中的死亡案例多种多样。这些死亡往往涉及这样的场景：参与者在经历突然的灾难性事故并导致致命后果之前，正有意地享受活动。最终，许多死亡与这些与车辆相关的活动通常发生的高速有关。三类广泛的因素可能在死亡中起促成作用：人为因素、车辆因素和环境因素。本文呈现了一系列精选案例，代表了不同活动类型的例子，涉及机动和非机动车辆、陆地和水上活动，以及温暖天气和寒冷天气环境。对于每个案例，都考虑了被认为是事故促成因素的各种人为、车辆和环境因素，并提出了预防这些以及涉及娱乐体育车辆的类似死亡的策略。
