@article{ref1,
title="Unusual Suicide with a Chainsaw",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2008",
author="Tournel, G. and Dédouit, Fabrice and Balgairies, Axelle and Houssaye, Cedric and De Angeli, Berengere and Bécart-Robert, Anne and Pety, Nicolas and Hédouin, V. and Gosset, D.",
volume="53",
number="5",
pages="1174-1177",
abstract="Described here is a case of suicide with the use of a chainsaw. A female suffering from schizophrenia committed suicide by an ingenious use of a chainsaw that resulted in the transection of her cervical spine and spinal cord. The findings of the resulting investigation are described and the mechanism of suicides with the use of a chainsaw is reviewed. A dry bone study was realized to determine the bone sections, the correlation between anatomic lesions and characteristics of chainsaw. The damage of organs and soft tissues is compared according to the kinds of chainsaw used. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00795.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00795.x"
}