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B Suresh Kumar Shetty¹, Y P Raghavendra Babu, K S Muhammed Sameer

¹Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India. bellisks@rediffmail.com

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Chest trauma from penetrating rib injuries to the heart can occur unexpectedly in motor vehicle accidents. Forensic experts must conduct thorough autopsies to accurately determine injury causes.

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Area of Science:

Forensic pathology
Trauma surgery
Cardiovascular medicine

Background:

Penetrating chest injuries are common, with varied etiologies including accidents, suicide, and homicide.
Blunt force trauma can lead to seemingly penetrating injuries through complex mechanisms.

Observation:

A case involving a motor vehicle accident presented with unusual chest trauma.
The patient exhibited haemopericardium and haemothorax.
The injury mechanism involved a penetrating rib fracture impacting the heart.

Findings:

The penetrating cardiac injury resulted from a rib fracture.
The rib fracture was secondary to blunt force trauma to the posterior chest wall.
This unusual presentation highlights a less common sequela of blunt force trauma.

Implications:

Forensic pathologists must consider unusual injury mechanisms in chest trauma cases.
A meticulous and unbiased autopsy approach is crucial for accurate determination of cause of death.
This case underscores the importance of detailed examination in forensic investigations of motor vehicle accidents.