UNASSIGNED: This paper aims to present a peculiar case of decapitation by a combine harvester, showing how, in cases of injury due to agricultural machinery, it is fundamental a correct execution of a scene investigation, autoptic examination, and cooperation with a specialist in engineering.
UNASSIGNED: A 54-year-old man was found decapitated on the header of a combine harvester; his extremities were also dismembered. At autopsy, a clean oblique cut across the first cervical vertebra had severed the head at the neck. Although the right arm remained intact, both lower extremities were mutilated, showing numerous exposed and open fractures. A bleeding, penetrating wound to the back was additionally noted. In the days that followed, missing parts (head and left leg) were discovered in other machine components (grain tank and straw walker, respectively). All observed injuries were compatible with the mechanics of the cochlea, its rotating movement inflicting the damages above. Collaboration between pathologists and engineers was fundamental to recreating the dynamics of this rare decapitation accident by a combine harvester.
■本文旨在介绍联合收割机断头的特殊情况,展示如何,在农业机械造成伤害的情况下,这是正确执行现场调查的根本,自动检查,并与工程专家合作。
■一名54岁的男子被发现在联合收割机的割头上被斩首;他的四肢也被肢解。尸检时,穿过第一颈椎的干净斜切口切断了颈部的头部。虽然右臂完好无损,下肢都被肢解,显示许多暴露和开放的骨折。流血,还注意到背部穿透伤口。在接下来的日子里,在其他机器部件(谷物罐和稻草助行器,分别)。所有观察到的损伤都与耳蜗的力学兼容,其旋转运动造成上述损害。病理学家和工程师之间的合作对于重现联合收割机这种罕见的断头事故的动态至关重要。