Medicolegal Examination of Death by Traffic Accidents

, Jung Jin Yun

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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 1987;11(2):36-42.

Medicolegal Examination of Death by Traffic Accidents

Jung Jin Yun

National Institute of Scientific Investigation

Abstract

The automobile, which provides an unparalleled degree of personal mobility, exacts a high tariff in mortality and morbidity. The roadway is the major coliseum of violence in modern society. This tragedy is compounded by the fact that the majority of serious injuries and fatalities are preventable even though the crash occurs. The forensic pathologist and the treating physician are in unique positions to identify injury patterns related to types of vehicles and crash circumstances. Therefore, the author thinks that this observation can add to advance in our knowledge of the pathogenesis of vehicular generated trauma.

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