Fatal compressional injuries from a burst tyre: An industrial death

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 176-180

  Obafunwa, J O ^a,d   Busuttil, A ^b   Scott, C ^c  

^a George Town Hospital   (Cayman Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Works Department   (Cayman Islands)

^d George Town Hospital Cayman   (Cayman Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; CRUSH TRAUMA; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EXPLOSION; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PNEUMATIC TOOL;

EID: 0031394082     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(97)90028-6     Document Type: Article

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