Unusual suicide with a chainsaw.
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_81DD2AD6A4BC
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Unusual suicide with a chainsaw.
Périodique
Journal of Forensic Sciences
ISSN
1556-4029 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0022-1198
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
53
Numéro
5
Pages
1174-1177
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Résumé
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.
Mots-clé
Adult, Cervical Vertebrae/injuries, Cervical Vertebrae/pathology, Female, Forensic Pathology, Humans, Schizophrenic Psychology, Spinal Cord Injuries/etiology, Spinal Cord Injuries/pathology, Suicide, Wounds, Penetrating/pathology
Pubmed
Web of science
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12/01/2016 9:59
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20/08/2019 14:42