FEATURES OF CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMAS OCCURRING DURING A “FALL FROM OWN HEIGHT”

Abstract

The article provides information about the characteristics of craniocerebral injuries of victims falling onto a plane from their "own height". The study was carried out on the basis of an analysis of forensic medical examination materials, examination data and preliminary investigation. A total of 118 people (from 1 year to 85 years) were examined. The study used data from forensic medical examinations of living persons and corpses, as well as reliable archival information from law enforcement agencies and forensic experts about the conditions under which bodily injuries occurred. Analysis of the findings indicates that the frequency of different types of injuries continues to be high, particularly within the age group considered as the "working" age (20-59 years). Falls onto the back can result in multiple and extensive fractures not only of the occipital bone but also of the middle and anterior cranial fossae when the point of impact is on the cruciate eminence, the thickest part of the occipital bone. Falling forward on the face mainly leads to possible fractures of the frontal bone, the base of the skull in the front and middle cranial fossa, as well as the nasal and jaw bones. At the same time, during a passive fall, the fracture of the frontal bone, as a rule, is limited by the formation of a fracture in the facial skull, as well as isolated fractures of the zygomatic or jawbones are observed. The most frequent isolated trauma was recorded during a "fall from own height” onto a plane (58.41%).