Electro-Amputation of Lower Limbs Due to a High-Voltage Shock: Report of an Unusual Case.

Autor:	Sundaragiri S; Forensic Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, IND., Kumaran M S; Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai, Madurai, IND., Janarthanan V; Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, Kolkata, IND., Mittal C; Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Dr BC Roy Multi Speciality Medical Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, IND., S GPD; Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai, Madurai, IND.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Feb 07; Vol. 16 (2), pp. e53808. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 07 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.53808
Abstrakt:	Electrical injuries due to high voltage are not frequent but can cause a high mortality rate. The body of a 45-year-old security guard was found at an apartment with an alleged history of being electrocuted while working when he came into contact with a high-voltage transformer. The police brought the body for a post-mortem examination. The autopsy revealed superficial to deep-degree burns with bilateral lower limb amputation. The cause of death was shock due to 80%-85% of the total body surface area being burned due to high-voltage electrocution. This article suggests a new mechanism, i.e., electrocution-induced amputation, called electro-amputation, which is unusual and not reported in the literature to the best of our knowledge. The authors also recommend a forensic surgeon should consider detailed circumstantial findings, a scene of crime visit, and a meticulous post-mortem examination before concluding the exact cause of death as high-voltage electrocution. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Sundaragiri et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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