Abstract: Objective To explore the general features and the keypoints of forensic medical examination in tumbling injury cases. Methods Twenty-eight cases dying of tumbling injury were collected and the locations and features of injury were analyzed. Results The occiput of head was the common position for the tumbling injury cases. Force, disease and alcohol were the main reasons for tumbling injury. Conclusion The injury is mild outside and severe inside from tumbling injury cases. The craniocerebral contrecoup is the significant feature in tumbling injury cases.

Key words: forensic pathology, brain injuries, tumbling injury