CERVICAL TRAUMATISMS – MEDICAL AND FORENSIC ISSUES. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY BETWEEN 2008 AND 2017
Abstract:
Cervical trauma and deaths associated to them are an important issue affecting all sectors of society. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study over a period of 10 years, on a total of 13 cases, from the casuistry of the Sibiu County Forensic Service. We followed the epidemiological distribution by age groups, sex, background, distribution of cases according to production circumstances, production mechanism and death-generating syndromes of cervical trauma. Results: The study revealed that more than 2% of all deaths following mechanical traumatic injuries were due to cervical trauma. Three quarters of these deaths occur in men and people in rural areas. Also, over two-thirds of these traumas occurred as a result of aggressions by striking with a blunt object.
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