title: Analysis of deaths caused by pat-pat accidents in Turkey.
abstract: This study deals with deaths during the period 2004 to 2009 that occurred during the use of a vehicle known as pat-pat, which is an unusual vehicle, similar to a tractor-trailer used in agricultural production and transportation     The records of crime scene investigation and autopsies of 28 cases of death due to pat-pat-related crushes were evaluated. Of all cases, 60.7 percent were drivers and the remaining 39.3% were passengers. The most common cause of death (in 39.3% of cases) was brain-spinal cord injury due to blunt trauma of the head and neck. Implementing legislation regarding safety measures or limitation of the use for transportation should be performed for pat-pats, of which thousands are currently in use.
authors.affiliation: Sakarya University, School of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Esentepe/Sakarya, Turkey. drhkucuker@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hüdaverdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Küçüker
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000401:mortality; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult