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Observational studyInternational journal of legal medicine2025

Fatal road traffic accidents and injuries: a preliminary study.

Alessandro Sartori, Alessia Russo, Andrea Sardo, Dario Raniero

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Observational study in International journal of legal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alessandro SartoriDepartment of Diagnostic and Public Health, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy. alessandro.sartori@studenti.univr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4269-7149
Alessia RussoDepartment of Diagnostic and Public Health, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
Andrea SardoDepartment of Diagnostic and Public Health, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
Dario RanieroDepartment of Diagnostic and Public Health, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0468-8602

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public health problem globally and cause deaths, disability, and significant economic costs. In Italy, there was an increased number of road accidents, deaths, and injuries in 2022 compared to 2021, although still below pre-pandemic levels. A retrospective observational study was performed on a case series of 53 consecutive fatal RTAs examined by the Section of Forensic Medicine of Verona. The case series was divided, according to the type of victims involved, into pedestrians, car drivers, car passengers, and motorcyclists. For each, the times and causes of death, the distribution of external and internal injuries, and toxicological data were analysed, and the results were compared with those in the literature. Although this is a preliminary study on a small case series and lacks statistical validation, so more cases are needed, the preliminary results seem to provide a useful tool for assessing injuries in complex fatal road accidents.

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Accidents, TrafficWounds and InjuriesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathChildFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedMotorcyclesPedestriansRetrospective StudiesAutopsyForensicInjury patternRoad accidentsTraffic-related deaths

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