... of the manner of impact. The height of fall over 15 m appears to be a reasonable boundary height beyond which the injuries of two or three body regions are generally associated. KEYWORDS: forensic pathology, autopsy, fall from height, injury, blunt trauma, biomechanics The frequency, type and extensiveness...

... were compared to data on the amount of force generated by a blow with a fist. A biomechanics expert demonstrated that a single blow with a fist to the rigidly supported head of the victim could generate the required force to produce the observed fractures. The previous medical condition possibly...

...A Sacher, Ph.D. Following a brief review of the biomechanics of walking and slipping, vis-à-vis, tripping and stumbling, the application of forensic methodology is demonstrated in an alleged slip and fall accident. The three types of missteps which lead to falls, viz., slips, trips and stumbles...

... are presented with features mimicking blunt trauma. In both instances radial fractures created by the exiting impact allowed passage without producing exit beveling. A working knowledge of the biomechanics of bone fracture, radiographs and low power microscopy are essential elements for the proper...