Fatal Positional Asphyxia Associated With Rollover Crashes

@article{Conroy2007FatalPA,
  title={Fatal Positional Asphyxia Associated With Rollover Crashes},
  author={Carol Conroy and A. Brent Eastman and Christina Stanley and Gary M Vilke and Teresa Vaughan and David B. Hoyt and Sharon Pacyna},
  journal={The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology},
  year={2007},
  volume={28},
  pages={330-332}
}
Motor vehicle rollover crashes result in complex occupant kinematics with the potential for severe injury. Five cases of fatal asphyxia in occupants suspended from their safety belt upside down after a rollover crash are presented. These fatalities accounted for 13.5% of all motor vehicle related asphyxia deaths in San Diego County over a 10-year period. This study supports previous research noting that incapacitation due to other injuries, alcohol, or obesity may be associated with fatal… 
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