TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - An unusual case of drowning
JO  - Indian internet journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Jayanth, S. H.
A1  - Chandra, Y. P. Girish
A1  - Gokulakrishnan, A.
SP  - 18
EP  - 20
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - Drowning remains a significant cause of accidental death in young children. The site of drowning varies among the communities and is influenced by cultural and geographic factors, including the availability of particular water sources. An open shallow drain with a small collection of water let off from the bathroom turned fatal to a young toddler. Only partial submersion of face was present and had led to death characterised by the absence of pathognomonic drowning signs. This paper demonstrates specific issues that may arise in such cases. As this is a new hazard in home environment, precautions should be recommended by the forensic pathologists and awareness should be created among the public that even partial submersion in a shallow collection of water can result in fatal drowning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0973-1970
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4487.2014.00867.0
ID  - ref1
ER  -