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PubMed1990

[Estimation of the height of free fall of a human body on the basis of experimental expression of the degree of injury].

The author evaluated 204 deaths caused by blunt force as a result of incidence after a free fall from an altitude of 2 do 45 metres. Experimentally a score of severity od different types of traumatic changes was created. In every case the quantity of injury was expressed. Its dependence on the incident kinetic energy of the body, the mobility of incidence and rate of incidence was investigated. The closest correlation with the quantity of injury, based on mathematical and statistical evaluation, was found for the incident mobility of the body (Ns), the least one for the rate of incidence (m/s). In free falls with an incidence on a flat surface (asphalt, concrete, pavement, trampled soil the author suggests a procedure of estimation of the probability interval (p = 95%) of the altitude of the fall. The procedure could be used in forensic practice in cases with an unknown altitude of the fall and to test the trustworthiness of data concerning the altitude of the fall.

Biophysical Phenomena↗
PubMed1988

[Epidemiologic study of injuries in infants].

Eight hundred fifty-four injuries to children under 2 years of age were analysed. Injuries were more frequent in the second year than in younger infants. No major male predominance was observed. Most injuries were related to home accidents and mainly to mechanical trauma. Burns and poisonings were less frequent but their percentage was higher during the second year. Most lesions were benign, except in case of fall from a height (window falls, falls from baby furniture). Medical cost was rather high due to a 17% rate of hospital admissions and a 4 days average length of stay. Two fatal cases were registered. Sequelae appeared to be rare. Child abuse was seldom suspected and reason for that remains unclear. The study of accidents mechanism leads to think that teaching young children the control of hazardous situations should play a large part in prevention.

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