Crash helmet – the harbinger of death: a case report

Authors

  • Mojahid Anwar Department of Forensic Medicine, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, UP
  • Mohammad Asrarul Haque Department of Forensic Medicine, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, UP
  • Faiz Ahmad Department of Forensic Medicine, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, UP
  • Munawwar Husain Department of Forensic Medicine, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, UP
  • Jawad Ahmad Usmani Department of Forensic Medicine, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, UP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150850

Keywords:

Helmet, Elbow crook, Freak accident, Pillion rider, Strap entanglement

Abstract

In one of the rarest form of freak accident, a young woman surrendered to her death in a manner that belie the reality only to be played back in a slow motion sequence. History is replete of instances in which death struck individuals in otherwise innocent forms. In this case – elaborated below – a helmet tucked under the crook of an elbow became the undoing causing the woman to topple backward in a slow-motion, the head striking the hard surface of the road and precipitating her death later in a hospital.

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Published

2017-01-14

How to Cite

Anwar, M., Haque, M. A., Ahmad, F., Husain, M., & Usmani, J. A. (2017). Crash helmet – the harbinger of death: a case report. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 3(10), 2886–2888. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150850

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Case Reports