title: An autopsy case of heart rupture from a scooter accident with 3 riders.
abstract: A 15-year-old male died of cardiac rupture due to blunt chest trauma from a traffic accident involving a low-speed scooter carrying 3 people and a head-on collision with a tree. The victim was sitting on the footrest of the scooter. It was concluded that the victim was compressed between the handlebar of the scooter and the other 2 passengers, causing cardiac ruptures via bidirectional compression and intravascular hydrostatic pressure. The victim may have served as a cushion for the other 2 passengers, who were not thrown from the scooter and sustained only minor injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa. makino@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ihama
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ageda
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arao
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuke
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000032:analysis; D003288:Contusions / Q000473:pathology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol