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Publikováno v:
Journal of Forensic Sciences. 65:500-507
When interpreting firearm injuries, the distinction between gunshot wounds and shotgun wounds is important, and separation of these categories is typically straightforward. However, .410 bore firearms can make the classification difficult. Shotguns a
Publikováno v:
Journal of forensic sciencesReferences. 65(6)
Pediatric thoracolumbar fractures are rare due to the physiological differences which afford greater resilience to the immature spine. Most pediatric thoracolumbar fractures occur as the result of high energy trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents,
Autor:
Leigh Hlavaty, LokMan Sung
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 39:341-344
Instruments that create stab wounds are required to possess tips of sufficient strength and rigidity to breach the integrity of the skin. Knives, the most common weapons used to create stab wounds, have cutting edges that cleave the skin, leaving una
Publikováno v:
Journal of Forensic Sciences. 63:130-139
Bows and arrows are ancient weapons that have risen and fallen as the preeminent armaments used by man. Because of the ubiquity of firearms, fatalities from archery injuries in the United States have radically declined. However, when deaths involving
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 38:39-42
Diethylene glycol (DEG), an organic compound (HOCH2CH2)2O is a commonly used solvent. Mass poisoning outbreaks have been reported because of frequent contaminations. A PubMed search for diethylene resulted in 795 publications with 151 specifically di
Publikováno v:
Am J Public Health
Objectives. To identify opioids associated with a spike in opioid-related mortality in Wayne County, Michigan, from July 2016 through February 2017. Methods. We reviewed records from the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office of 645 people who died
Autor:
Kelly Root, Jeffery Amley, LokMan Sung, Lili Zhao, Martin Ishikawa, Leigh Hlavaty, Andrew Koopmeiners, Leonardo Roquero
Publikováno v:
Journal of forensic sciencesReferences. 64(5)
Forensic pathologist use soot and/or stippling surrounding entrance gunshot wounds in categorizing range of fire. If absent, some pathologists suggest utilizing histology when the range is diagnostically critical. This study investigates the concorda
Publikováno v:
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 40(1)
Celebratory use of fireworks has been an integral part of human civilization for over millennia. While the majority of firework use is festive, their explosive nature can result in traumatic injuries and death. The authors present the death of a 21-y
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 36:49-52
Asthma is a common disease in the United States and is frequently encountered during medicolegal autopsies. Patients are often young and have a witnessed collapse or are found dead. Opiate abuse is also pervasive and is repeatedly seen in death inves
Autor:
LokMan Sung, Leigh Hlavaty
Publikováno v:
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 38(4)
Forensic pathologists have a duty to determine the cause and manner of death and are bound by international guidelines in the completion of the death certificate. Sometimes, there are complex circumstances surrounding a death that cannot be captured