Casali et al developed mathematical models for predicting height of a fall from the autopsy findings. One model uses injuries to body regions to reach an estimate. The authors are from Universita degli Studi di Milano.
Patient selection: death after fall from height
Maximum height: 36 meters
Parameters for linear regression model:
(1) age in years
(2) weight in kilograms
(3) number of organs in the head with a severe lesion
(4) number of organs in the thorax with a severe lesion
(5) number of organs in the abdomen with a severe lesion
(6) number of organs in the skeleton with severe lesion
Parameter
Finding
Points
age in years
years
-0.090 * age
weight
kilograms
-0.036 * (weight)
organs in the head
number
0.421 * (number)
organs in the thorax
number
1.465 * (number)
organs in the abdomen
number
1.974 * (number)
parts of the skeleton
number
1.836 * (number)
height of fall in meters =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters) + 16.098
Performance:
• The standard error in height prediction is 5.2 meters.
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