title: Fatal falls from bicycles: a case report.
abstract: Though rare occurrences, fatal falls from bicycles are generally linked to the absence of a protective helmet and/or a collision with another vehicle. The case presented here is exceptional due to its circumstances and the consequences of the accident: a fall with no obstacle at a low speed that brought about multiple traumas and the death of a cyclist wearing a protective helmet. Comparing this against a review of cyclist accidentology literature, this case is unique. The increased use of autopsy in terms of forensic accidentology is to be encouraged so as not to misunderstand the possibility of such lesion-based consequences following a simple fall from a bicycle.
authors: LUNAM, University of Angers, Angers, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Venara
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Mauillon
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gaudin
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Rouge-Maillart
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Jousset
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D001930:Brain Injuries; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000473:pathology; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology