PREVAILING TRENDS OF MORPHOLOGICAL INJURIES IN DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF JEEPS AND SUVS IN FATAL ACCIDENTS

Abstract

Forensic medical examination of corpses in traffic accidents is an important area of research in the field of road safety. Vehicle collisions often lead to tragic consequences, and are a significant part of the causes of violent deaths in the interior of cars. Despite constant changes in the design features of modern cars aimed at improving safety, mortality remains significant. The study is aimed at studying the injuries of the driver and passenger in the cabin of jeeps and SUVs in a head-on collision, taking into account the features of the car design and the mechanisms of force transmission to the body of the passengers. Aim of the work. Study, analysis and systematization of injuries typical for drivers and passengers in the interior of jeeps and SUVs in frontal collisions with partial overlap. Materials and methods. 168 acts of traffic accidents with a fatal outcome were analyzed, from which the injuries of the driver and passenger during a frontal collision in the cabin of jeeps and SUVs were considered. During the research, the following methods were used: system-structural analysis, observation, comparison and description. Also, a forensic examination of injuries was carried out for each case. Statistical analysis included the use of descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis to test the null hypothesis. Results. The analysis of injuries to the driver and passenger in the cabin of a modern J-class car showed that in cases of fatal auto trauma, the following injuries occurred, which were more typical for passengers compared to drivers: front and rear torso injuries, soft tissues of the right leg, bone fractures lower limbs on the right and left, pelvic fractures on the right and left, kidney damage, ruptures of the spleen and lungs. Conclusions. In cases of fatal traffic accidents in frontal collisions in the interior of jeeps and SUVs, the following injuries occurred, which were more typical for passengers compared to drivers: front and rear torso injuries, soft tissues of the right leg, bone fractures of both lower limbs, right and left pelvic fractures, kidney damage, ruptures of the spleen and lungs.