Investigating skeletal fracture patterns in truck occupants involved in fatal motor vehicle incidents.

Globally, thousands of truck occupants die annually from motor vehicle incidents. During medico-legal investigations of such incidents, forensic practitioners are required to undertake thorough examinations of the injuries present. Despite this, very few studies assessing skeletal fractures in particular, in deceased truck occupants are currently available in the literature for practitioners.

Localized rhabdomyolysis after exertion in a cardiac transplant recipient on statin therapy.

Rhabdomyolysis is a recognized but uncommon side effect of statin therapy. Pravastatin is a commonly used statin after cardiac transplantation, with favorable outcome and acceptable side-effect profile. We report a case of localized rhabdomyolysis attributed to physical exertion in a cardiac transplant recipient taking pravastatin.