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American journal of forensic medicine and pathology

Year: 2020
Articles in SafetyLit: 30

A case of crossbow homicide with review of crossbow injuries and manner of death considerations

A reevaluation of the death of Vincent van Gogh: suicide or murder? The need for a definitive autopsy

An 8-year retrospective study on suicides in Washington, DC

An illustrative case of suicidal hanging versus accidental hanging associated with autoerotic activity: necessary medicolegal death investigation and role of cognitive bias

An unusual cervical injury caused by accidental electrical burns

An unusual method of suicide: cable ties

Camel-related deaths-a forensic overview

Combining postmortem cerebrospinal fluid biochemistry with lung-to-body ratio to aid the diagnosis of salt water drowning

Committing suicide with handgun wounds in the head using a defective firearm: about 2 unusual autopsy cases

Death in children after Atractylis gummifera L. poisoning in Morocco-report of three cases and review of literature

Death in sauna associated with a transdermal fentanyl patch

Fatal direct current electrocution in a welder

Fatal drowning caused by a swimming pool drainage system

Fatal fluorosilicic acid exposure after a motor vehicle crash: a case report

Firearm injury from hunting .30 caliber bullet passing through an intermediate target (binoculars): a reconstruction of events

Gross and histopathological findings in the first reported vaping-induced lung injury death in the United States

Homicide-suicide: a homicidal asphyxiation misinterpreted as a gunshot wound at the scene

Isolated right atrial rupture from blunt chest trauma in motor vehicle collisions: mechanisms of injury and outcomes

Massive brainstem and cerebellum infarction due to traumatic extracranial vertebral artery dissection in a motor traffic accident: an autopsy case report

Media-based research on selfie-related deaths in Italy

Pattern of suicide methods and postmortem toxicological findings in suicide-related deaths: a retrospective 7-year forensic-based study in Iran

Petechial hemorrhages in suicide by hanging: possible contributing variables in petechial development

Position paper: Recommendations for the investigation, diagnosis, and certification of deaths related to opioid and other drugs

Regarding "Isolated right atrial rupture from blunt chest trauma in motor vehicle collisions: mechanisms of injury and outcomes"

Skull fracture patterns and morphologies among fatal motorcycle traffic accident victims in Vietnam

The pattern of injuries among motorcyclists in fatal road traffic accidents: an autopsy-based study

The relationship of injury and complaints of police use of excessive force

The role of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on suicide rates: preliminary study in a sample of the Greek population (editorial)

The significance of a knee injury in the investigation of an unsuspected motor vehicle-pedestrian collision

Variable mechanisms of dog-related deaths