Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 49, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Pathology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, Reggio Emilia, 42122, Italy.
Int J Legal Med. 2024 Sep;138(5):1907-1924. doi: 10.1007/s00414-024-03250-y. Epub 2024 May 20.
The intricate interplay of exposure and speed leave motorcyclists vulnerable, leading to high mortality rates. During the collision, the driver and the passenger are usually projected away from the motorcycle, with variable trajectories or final positions. Injuries resulting from the crash can exhibit distinct and specific characteristics depending on the circumstances of the occurrence.The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review of the literature on injuries sustained by motorcyclists involved in road accidents describing and analyzing elements that are useful for forensic assessment.The literature search was performed using PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from January 1970 to June 2023. Eligible studies have investigated issues of interest to forensic medicine about during traffic accidents involving motorcycle. A total of 142 studies met the inclusion criteria and were classified and analyzed based on the anatomical regions of the body affected (head, neck, thoraco-abdominal, pelvis, and limb injuries). Moreover, also the strategies for preventing lesions and assessing injuries in the reconstruction of motorcycle accidents were examined and discussed.This review highlights that, beyond injuries commonly associated with motorcycle accidents, such as head injuries, there are also unique lesions linked to the specific dynamics of accidents. These include factors like the seating position of the passenger or impact with the helmet or motorbike components. The forensic assessment of injury distribution could serve as support in reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the crash and defining the cause of death in trauma fatalities.
暴露和速度的复杂相互作用使摩托车手易受伤害,导致高死亡率。在碰撞过程中,驾驶员和乘客通常会从摩托车上弹开,运动轨迹或最终位置各不相同。碰撞造成的伤害根据发生的情况会表现出不同的特定特征。本研究的目的是对涉及道路事故的摩托车手受伤情况进行文献综述,描述和分析对法医学评估有用的元素。文献检索使用了 PubMed、Scopus 和 Web of Science,时间范围为 1970 年 1 月至 2023 年 6 月。合格的研究调查了与涉及摩托车的交通事故中法医学感兴趣的问题。共有 142 项研究符合纳入标准,并根据受影响的身体解剖区域(头部、颈部、胸腹部、骨盆和四肢损伤)进行分类和分析。此外,还检查和讨论了预防损伤和评估摩托车事故重建中损伤的策略。这篇综述强调,除了与摩托车事故相关的常见损伤,如头部损伤外,还有与事故特定动力学相关的独特损伤。这些包括乘客的座位位置或与头盔或摩托车部件的碰撞等因素。损伤分布的法医评估可以作为支持,用于重建导致事故的事件序列,并确定创伤性死亡的死因。
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