Journal article
The characteristics of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths: A forensic autopsy data-based study
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, Vol.14(4), pp.509-514
12/01/2018
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-018-0014-7
PMID: 30311068
Abstract
Using forensic autopsy-based data from a regional medical examiner office in the midwestern U.S. with a mixed small urban-rural population, we describe the characteristics of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths occurring between 2000 and 2018. During this period, there were 25 ATV-related deaths. There was a strong male predominance with 22 male and 3 female decedents. The average age at death was 35 years, with a range from 10 to 82 years, and a bimodal age distribution with one peak at 10-19 years old, and a second peak at 60-69 years old. The most common cause of death was blunt trauma (n = 22), with the remainder being torso compression (n = 1), drowning (n = 1) and hypothermia (n = 1). Of the 22 blunt trauma deaths, 15 were due to head trauma. The most common mechanism of accident was roll-over (n = 11), followed by striking a stationary object (n = 6). Of the stationary objects struck, the most common was cable wire fencing accounting for 3 of the 6. A survival period following discovery of the body was present in 11 of the 25 deaths. Postmortem toxicology was positive for ethanol in 7 deaths and tramadol in 1 death.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The characteristics of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths: A forensic autopsy data-based study
- Creators
- Peter T. Lin - Mayo ClinicMelissa M. Blessing - Mayo Clinic
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, Vol.14(4), pp.509-514
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12024-018-0014-7
- PMID
- 30311068
- ISSN
- 1547-769X
- eISSN
- 1556-2891
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984755387502771
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