PREVALENCE OF FATAL CASES OF FALLS FROM HEIGHT AMONG THE POPULATION OF LVIV AND THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD 2018–2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/umv-2025.1.3Keywords:
forensic medical examination, trauma, violent death, blunt objects, fall from heightAbstract
Blunt force injuries are one of the most common types of injuries in forensic medical examination. Among such injuries, a significant number are fatal cases due to falls from a height. Some falls from a height are accidents, but suicides and even murders occur in this way. Alcohol intoxication plays a key role in this type of injury. Thus, the article presents data on the expansion of this type of mortality among the population of the Lviv region over the past 7 years.
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