The term "road rash" is generally used to describe shallow abrasions
caused by the friction that results when skin moving at speed meets the
ground or other unmoving surface. Cyclists, skateboarders and inline
skaters are particularly prone to this sort of injury. Although road
rash doesn't typically result in a great deal of bleeding, it can be
extremely painful due to the exposure of nerve endings in the abraded
skin.
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Rollerblading accident - LINK |
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Motorbike road rash - LINK |
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In September 2005, Brittany Morrow, a 22-year-old Albuquerque, N.M., resident,
climbed on the back of a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R750. At some point, Brittany fell of the bike, following a 522-foot tumble down the highway, in a bikini and shorts. - LINK |
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Yellow anemic abrasions when dragged by a car |
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Here the 'road rash' appears bright red because the victim was alive while being dragged |
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Seatbelt laceration
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Seatbelt laceration
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Motor Vehicle Accidents and Motor Vehicle Pedestrian Accidents
Properly interpreting injury patterns can provide useful information for
accident reconstruction. The injuries to the body can be the equivalent
of a statement from the only unbiased witness to the accident.
Information the pathologist provides helps law enforcement, attorneys,
and surviving loved ones understand what happened, where the occupants
were seated, how quickly they died, and potential causes for the
accident. Paying attention to recurring patterns of injuries can also potentially
lead to improvements in automobile design and safety equipment.
LINK(info and photos listed below)
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Small, linear, angulated injuries created by characteristic cube-shaped fragments of tempered glass. |
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Stretch lacerations. These superficial, parallel,
serpiginous tears were created from hyperextension of the joint and
overstretching of the skin. |
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Large brush abrasions or "road rash." Despite their
extensive appearance, minimal to no subcutaneous hemorrhage may be
present beneath these injuries. |
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Characteristic linear abrasions created by the parallel rain grooves in the roadway. |
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Seatbelt injury. Note the diagonal abraded contusion
across the chest and abdomen, as well as the horizontal contusion along
the waistline. This was clearly a right-sided, belted passenger. |
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Bumper fracture. This image shows a typical tibia fracture and associated soft-tissue hemorrhage resulting from bumper impact. |
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mages following a pedestrian struck by a motor
vehicle. Note the typical impacts to the grill, hood, and windshield
(left) and the patterned injuries on the pedestrian (right). |
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Photographs following a pedestrian struck by a truck.
Another example of patterned injuries from a grill. Notice how high on
the body the impact was.
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