Abstract
Road traffic accidents are a major cause of head injury. Direct head-on collision,
hit by vehicle, and overturning of vehicle are some of the modes of road traffic accidents
leading to head injury. A dupatta is an accessory worn by many females in the Indian subcontinent. It is wrapped around
the neck like a scarf. It can get entangled in the vehicle leading to skidding of
vehicle and consequent traumatic injury. There are many reported cases of cervical
spine injury by this mechanism. However, this can also result in head injury due to
direct impact. In this article we report two cases of head injury caused by entanglement
of dupatta in the tire of a two-wheeler vehicle. In both cases the dupatta got entangled
in the tire of vehicle leading to skidding of bike and then leading to head injury.
Keywords
dupatta - entanglement - head injury
