Injuries Caused by Falls from Heights
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 20 (4) , 262-275
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580248002000407
Abstract
The pattern of injury in deaths from falls from heights is described. The mechanisms of injury are compared with the primary site of impact and the heights from which the victims fell.Keywords
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