Traumatic asphyxia: An autopsy case
Soudní lékarství / casopis Sekce soudního lékarstvi Cs. lékarské spolecnosti J. Ev. Purkyne, cilt.60, sa.4, ss.66-67, 2015 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Dergi Adı: Soudní lékarství / casopis Sekce soudního lékarstvi Cs. lékarské spolecnosti J. Ev. Purkyne
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.66-67
- Anahtar Kelimeler: traumatic asphyxia - death - autopsy.
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Traumatic asphyxia is a form of asphyxia where respiration is prevented by external pressure on the body. A 19-year-old man was found by relatives compressed by motorboat in the garage. The death was investigated by the prosecutor; body was taken to the Morgue Department for performing autopsy. On gross physical examination; the face, neck and upper part of the chest were congested and many petechiae were observed on the conjunctivae, but not in low extremities. Autopsy macroscopic examination of lungs revealed congestion, sub pleural superficial bleeding areas. In the presented case death was reported as traumatic asphyxia by thorax compression without other lethal factors.