Fatal fall causing isolated thoracic impalement with bi-ventricular cardiac rupture
Published online on May 20, 2026
Abstract
Medico-Legal Journal, Ahead of Print.
Falls from a height usually cause blunt trauma involving multiple body regions, but penetrating injuries are relatively uncommon; they occur when a rigid object penetrates the body. This can cause catastrophic internal damage depending on the structures ...
Falls from a height usually cause blunt trauma involving multiple body regions, but penetrating injuries are relatively uncommon; they occur when a rigid object penetrates the body. This can cause catastrophic internal damage depending on the structures ...