@article{ref1,
title="The forensic approach to plastic bag suffocation: case reports and review of the literature",
journal="Medico-legal journal, The",
year="2019",
author="Santoro, Paola and La Russa, Raffaele and Besi, Livia and Voloninno, Gianpietro and Dell'aquila, Massimiliano and De Matties, Alessandra and Maiese, Aniello",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Death from plastic bag suffocation is unusual and rare in under-developed countries. Initially, deaths were accidental mostly of children but with time homicides, suicides and deaths in auto-erotic situations were noted. It is not always possible to discover the dynamics leading to the death especially when suicide is suspected. Often, the typical signs of asphyxia - petechial haemorrhages, facial congestion, oedema and cyanosis - are not there. The authors present two cases of plastic bag suffocation, where a multi-disciplinary approach was applied. This study reviews international literature on plastic bag suffocation, analysing the frequency of suicides, homicides and accidental deaths associated with plastic suffocation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8172",
doi="10.1177/0025817219861277",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817219861277"
}