@article{ref1,
title="Precise survival time and physical activity after fatal left ventricle injury from sharp pointed weapon: a case report and a review of the literature",
journal="International journal of legal medicine",
year="2016",
author="Franchi, Angélique and Kolopp, Martin and Coudane, Henry and Martrille, Laurent",
volume="130",
number="5",
pages="1299-1301",
abstract="Survival time and physical activity following fatal injury are especially important during investigation of homicide cases and the estimation of a victim's survival time and physical activity following a fatal injury from a sharp weapon is a commonly raised issue, particularly at trial. According to the literature, survival time and physical activity after cardiac damage are short-term estimates without high accuracy. We report the homicide case of a young man who died as a result of a left ventricle injury caused by a sharp pointed weapon. This case is based on evidence from a video surveillance camera that recorded the whole scene after the fatal injury: The victim showed an adapted physical activity for 38 s, although the left ventricle incision measured 2 cm. Despite several cases in the literature, it is not possible to correlate precisely the size of the wounds and the acting capability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0937-9827",
doi="10.1007/s00414-016-1338-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1338-z"
}