Medicolegal Examination of Injuries of Driver and Passenger in Motor-Vehicle Accident

, Jung-Jin Yun; , Shin-Mong Kang

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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 1990;14(2):41-46.

Medicolegal Examination of Injuries of Driver and Passenger in Motor-Vehicle Accident

Jung-Jin Yun , Shin-Mong Kang

National Institute of Scientific Investigation

Abstract

Careful examination and proper interpretation of injuries of the occupants (driver and passenger) sustained at motor vehicle accident will provide us many informations about the mechanism of accident including cause of death, manner of death and differentiation of driver. So, the authors reviewed the characteristics of the injuries of occupants including steering wheel injury, dashboard injury, windshield injury, seat belt injury, whiplash injury and others. And also reviewed about distribution of injuries and medicolegal problems.

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