title: Long scarf injuries.
abstract: Long scarf (Dopatta) traditionally worn by females in South-East Asia have been described to make the females prone to sustain specific injuries when they ride pillion on the cycle powered rickshaw or motor bike. Two cases of females have been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahd National Guards Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. doc4brains@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arshad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Muhammad Shahzad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jooma
authors.forename: Syed Ather
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Enam
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices