Abstract：
:Elevators are mechanical transportation devices used to move vertically between different levels of a building. When first developed, elevators lacked the safety features. When safety mechanisms were developed, elevators became a common feature of multistory buildings. Despite their well-regarded safety record, elevators are not without the potential for danger of injury or death. Persons at-risk for elevator-related death include maintenance and construction workers, other employees, and those who are prone to risky behavior. Deaths may be related to asphyxia, blunt force, avulsion injuries, and various forms of environmental trauma. In this review, we report on 48 elevator-related deaths that occurred in nine different medicolegal death investigation jurisdictions within the United States over an approximately 30-year period. The data represents a cross-section of the different types of elevator-related deaths that may be encountered. The review also presents an overview of preventive strategies for the purpose of avoiding future elevator-related fatalities.
journal_name
J Forensic Scijournal_title
Journal of forensic sciencesauthors
Prahlow JA,Ashraf Z,Plaza N,Rogers C,Ferreira P,Fowler DR,Blessing MM,Wolf DA,Graham MA,Sandberg K,Brown TT,Lantz PEdoi
10.1111/1556-4029.14235subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-05-01 00:00:00pages
823-832issue
3eissn
0022-1198issn
1556-4029journal_volume
65pub_type
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