PREVALENCE OF FATAL CASES OF FALLS FROM HEIGHT AMONG THE POPULATION OF LVIV AND THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD 2018–2024
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.
Authors
- N. V. Bartoshyk
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ukrainian Medical News
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.32782/umv-2025.1.3
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00