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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 14(3):p 373-377, July – September 2021. | DOI: 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14321.8
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Accidental Decapitation in Road Traffic Accident: A Rare Occurence
Abhishek Yadav, Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. null, Abhishek Yadav1 null, Aravindan V2 null, Jay Narayan Pandit3 null, Karthi Vignesh4 null
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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 14(3):p 373-377, July – September 2021. | DOI: 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14321.8
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Abhishek Yadav, Aravindan V, Jay Narayan Pandit, Karthi Vignesh/
Accidental Decapitation in Road Traffic Accident: A Rare Occurence/Indian
Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology/2021;14)3):55-59.
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Received : July 02, 2021
Accepted : July 20, 2021
Published : August 30, 2021
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Accidental decapitation is very rarely seen in Road Traffic Accidents. The common site of decapitation is at the level of the mid-neck in C2-C3 vertebrae or C3-C4 vertebrae due to its weak nature. Here we present a rare presentation of decapitation in a case of Road Traffic Accident, where a person riding a cycle was decapitated at the atlanto-occipital joint. The mode of decapitation and the rarity of its site make this case unique. Autopsy surgeons do not encounter decapitation cases regularly and hence on first encounter many queries regarding manner of death arises in one’s mind. The autopsy surgeons should be clear that although decapitations are commonly encountered in suicide and railway track settings, there is a possibility of its occurrence in regular road traffic accident settings also especially in persons travelling in two-wheeled )open) vehicles.
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Abhishek Yadav, Aravindan V, Jay Narayan Pandit, Karthi Vignesh/
Accidental Decapitation in Road Traffic Accident: A Rare Occurence/Indian
Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology/2021;14)3):55-59.
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Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
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| July 02, 2021 | July 20, 2021 | August 30, 2021 |
DOI: 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14321.8
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| Received | July 02, 2021 |
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| Published | August 30, 2021 |
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