Citation

Marecová K, Uvíra M, Dokoupil M, Handlos P. Forensic Sci. Med. Pathol. 2018; 14(4): 558-560.

Affiliation

Department of Intensive Medicine and Forensic Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Ostrava University, CZ-703 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic. petr.handlos@seznam.cz.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12024-018-0004-9

PMID

30073587

Abstract

Sharp force injuries are uncommon in routine forensic practice. While the majority of these cases are homicides or suicides, a significant minority of accidental deaths means that a careful investigation of the circumstances of the death is necessary. We present the case of a young man who presented with stab and cut injuries due to a duralumin rod embedded in his chest. Examination of the body revealed that death was due to penetration of the thoracic aorta by a duralumin rod. Careful investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death was able to confim a case of accidental death due to falling from a ladder onto tomato seedlings that were supported by duralumin rods.

Language: en

Keywords

Accidental death; Homicide; Sharp force injuries; Stab wounds; Suicide