Transportation Injuries — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Section _____ IPC deals with definition of hurt.

Answer: 319

Flashcard 2: _____ injuries are sustained by the vehicle passing over the victim

Answer: Run-over

Flashcard 3: Marshall's triad of blast injuries includes Punctate _____, bruises and abrasions.

Answer: lacerations

Flashcard 4: Section _____ IPC deals with grievous hurt.

Answer: 320

Flashcard 5: When the skin surface is struck by a rod or rectangular sectioned object such as a cane or lath, the consequent bruising may be of the _____ or railway line type.

Answer: tram-line

Flashcard 6: The _____ fracture is a skull base fracture classically associated with motorcyclist injury.

Answer: Hinge fracture (Skull base)

Extra: A hinge fracture (transverse fracture of the base of the skull) is classically associated with motorcyclists. It often occurs due to a lateral impact to the head or an underrun accident (where the rider's head strikes the tailgate of a truck).

Flashcard 7: In a road traffic accident the shattered wind shield glass produces _____ marks.

Answer: Sparrow foot

Flashcard 8: The following phenomenon describes _____ of bullet

Answer: yawing

Flashcard 9: Classify mechanical injuries based on the type of weapon used.

Answer: 1. **Blunt force**: Abrasion, Contusion, Laceration, Fracture 2. **Sharp-edged weapon**: Incised wound 3. **Heavy sharp-edged weapon**: Chop wound 4. **Pointed weapon**: Stab (Punctured) wound 5. **Firearms**: Gunshot wound

Flashcard 10: Major points of impact and injury for an unrestrained driver in a deceleration (head-on) collision: _____

Answer: Windshield (Head), Steering wheel (Chest/Abdomen), and Dashboard (Knees/Femur)