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Death by Facial and Skull Injuries of a Motorcyclist Wearing a Full-Face Helmet: Case Report and Literature Review
Luigi CardiaGiulio CardiaElvira Ventura-spagnoloOrazio Ventura-spagnoloCristina Mondellosubject
Orthodonticsmedicine.medical_specialtySkull Injuriesmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryFacial-skull injurieLeft temporal lobetechnology industry and agriculture030208 emergency & critical care medicineAutopsyComputed tomographyequipment and suppliesFull face helmetSurgeryFull-face helmet03 medical and health sciencesSkull0302 clinical medicinemedicine.anatomical_structureSettore MED/43 - Medicina LegaleMedicine030212 general & internal medicineMotorcyclist deathbusinesshuman activitiesdescription
We describe a case of death by facial and skull fractures with brain injuries of a motorcyclist wearing a full-face helmet. A 40-year-old man driving a high-powered motorcycle crashed violently into the rear of a stopped car. The main results from the autopsy revealed the deformation of the left orbito-zygomatic and fronto-temporoparietal regions corresponding to bone fractures with laceration at the left temporal lobe. The CT scan of the helmet revealed the detachment of the energy-absorbing liner. Moreover an impact speed of 93 Km/h resulted from the analysis of accident dynamics. We analysed the literature regarding the effectiveness of full-face helmets in reducing the risk of fatality and we sought the factors that may have deleted the protection offered. The lesions causing death were due to high speed and probably the inadequacy of the helmet.
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2016-01-01 |