... of death could be determined. 19 04 2003 18 12 2003 10 03 2004 forensic science interstitial emphysema live birth stillbirth asphyxia References Spitz   WU . Investigations of death in childhood . In: Spitz   WU , editor. Spitz and Fisher's medicolegal...

...RM Kohr, M.D. Compressional or traumatic asphyxia is a well recognized entity to most forensic pathologists. The vast majority of reported cases have been accidental. The case reported here describes the apparent inflicted compressional asphyxia of a small child. A review of mechanisms and related...

...JL deJong, D.O.; T Adams, Ph.D. The mechanism of death due to confinement in an enclosed space is usually ascribed to asphyxia from oxygen deprivation. We report the case of the decomposed remains of a 23-year-old man discovered in an unused industrial size refrigerator in which the mechanism...

... common objects to commit suicide while in custody. A brief review of the literature follows. 07 02 2000 24 04 2000 25 04 2000 forensic science asphyxia ligature strangulation suicide References Rupp   J C . Suicidal garrotting and manual self-strangulation . J...

... damage to endothelial cells. Despite the common knowledge that they are neither predictable findings in all asphyxial deaths nor rare in natural, nonaphyxial deaths, the belief persists that petechiae are corroborative evidence of asphyxia. We suggest that a clear, physiologically based understanding...

... in determining the correct manner of death. KEYWORDS: forensic science, forensic pathology, asphyxia, plastic bag, suffocation, suicide, death, Ontario, Canada Ever since plastic bags became widely available to the general public, small numbers of people have used them as a means to commit suicide (1 3). However...

... of strangulation. KEYWORDS: strangulation, pressure on the neck, asphyxia, larynx, hyoid, petechial hemorrhage, homicide The most consistently reported gross lesions associated with homicidal neck compression are external injuries of the neck (1 7), injuries of the hyoid-larynx complex (1,2,8 13), and hemorrhagic...

...BD Lifschultz, M.D.; ER Donoghue, M.D. Asphyxia due to aspiration of a foreign body is a common cause of accidental death in children. Foreign body aspiration is the most likely cause of accidental fatalities in children under 1-year-of-age. Children may die due to airway obstruction by food...

...T Hayase, M.D.; H Matsumoto, M.D.; K Ojima, M.D.; K Matsubayashi, M.D.; C Nakamura, B.P.; H Abiru, M.T.; Y Fukui, M.D., Ph.D. A case of asphyxia of a young man suffering from “Identity Disorder” as delineated by the DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...

...SP Avis, M.D.; JT Archibald, M.Sc. A 26-year-old male committed suicide by inducing asphyxia using a combination of plastic bag suffocation and propane-gas inhalation. This method has been reported in the literature, but it remains unusual. Autopsy findings were consistent with a hypoxic event...

... and autopsy findings are presented and the cases discussed with regard to determination of manner of death. Additionally, the significance and pathophysiology of petechiae are discussed. 31 03 1992 17 08 1992 27 08 1992 pathology and biology asphyxia hanging manner of death forensic...

... of the type of window and the autopsy findings. CASE REPORT Rosa Calvet, 1 Ph.D.; Joaquin Gonz(dez-Gil, 2 M.D.; and Carmen Gonz(dez-Azpeitia, 2 M.D. An Unusual Fatal Case of Accidental Asphyxia in a Child REFERENCE: Calvet R., Gonzfilez-Gil, J., and Gonzfilez-Azpeitia,C., "An Unusual Fatal Case of Accidental...

... fuel tank as a source of nitrous oxide. Autopsy findings in our cases were subtle or negative, but usually suggestive of asphyxia. Through a laboratory simulation, we have confirmed that nitrous oxide displaces oxygen in a closed space, which probably leads to asphyxia. A review of the literature...

... to be the first such report in the medical literature. 15 07 1991 04 09 1991 17 09 1991 pathology and biology elevator surfing asphyxia References “ Vandals Who Won't Quit ,” New York Times , 13 04 1986 , Section III, p. 23 . “ Brooklyn Boy, 7, is Crushed While Playing...

... asphyxial death which was initially misinterpreted as suicide. KEYWORDS: pathology and biology, autoeroticism, asphyxia, sexual asphyxia, hypoxyphilic behavior, accidental deaths, suicide, homicide, sexual behavior, forensic pathology One of the most fascinating and least understood types of cases...

... and biology, veterinary medicine, asphyxia, product safety, vetcrinary lorcnsic pathology Although there are many reports of human deaths by asphyxia in the literature, there arc few reports of animal deaths duc to positional or mechanical asphyxia. The purpose of this case report is to describe the pertinent...

... with the reptile's teeth. This report details this 1982 death of a child in Reno, Nevada, and includes illustration of the reptile's bite marks plus description of snake jaw mechanics in swallowing. 26 01 1988 31 03 1988 pathology and biology snakes asphyxia bite marks snake bites teeth marks...

... asphyxiation is reported. A request is made that medical examiners and coroners report other accidental autoerotic deaths that are temporally associated with this television broadcast. pathology and biology asphyxia death deviant sexual behavior autoerotism sexual asphyxia References Ford...

... water were collected. The autopsy findings were consistent with asphyxia. The results of chemical analyses excluded many volatiles but not carbon dioxide as the toxic agent. The exact source of this gas continues to be a subject of a heated geologic debate, but termentation of organic materials...

.... 1350 - 1352 . Spitz , W. U. and Fischer , R. S. , Medicolegal Investigation of Death , 2nd ed., Charles C Thomas , Springfield, IL , 1980 , p. 338 . Mihalakis , I. , “ Asphyxia From Pacifier ,” Maryland State Medical Journal   0025-4363 , Vol. 20 , 1971 , pp. 53 - 54...