title: The role of the forensic pathologist in the investigation of fatal traffic accidents--the Finnish system.
abstract: In Finland about one-half of the fatal traffic accidents are investigated by special Boards of Inquiry. The cumulating data serves multidisciplinary sciences, juridical and insurance purposes and legislation. The participating physicians benefit from the systematic work of the Boards in many ways. As an example of the results a list of causes of accidents is shown.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D005387:Finland; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans