A rare case of a scuba diver's death due to propeller injuries of a desalination pump
| Autor: | Angelo Montana, G Perilli, B. Di Battista, Cristoforo Pomara, J. Pavia, S. Cauchi, N.M. Zerafa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Engineering animal structures sports Diving Poison control Pathology and Forensic Medicine Water Purification Desalination plant Amputation Traumatic Propeller injuries Injury prevention medicine Forensic engineering Humans Acute haemorrhage Drowning Underwater Watercraft business.industry fungi Propeller General Medicine Forensic Medicine Middle Aged Scuba diving body regions Death Falling (accident) Water Skiing sports.sport Wounds and Injuries medicine.symptom business human activities Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of forensic and legal medicine. 32 |
| ISSN: | 1878-7487 |
| Popis: | Water skiing, boat racing, skin and scuba diving, as well as pleasure boat cruising are becoming increasingly popular hobbies. As a result, the incidence of injuries secondary to motor propellers is becoming more frequent. Injuries by propellers, amputation, death by drowning, and bleeding are rare reported events in forensic literature. The most common circumstances surrounding boat-propeller-related injuries are concerned with getting into or out of the boat, personal watercraft use or water skiing, and falling or being thrown from the boat. A case of a scuba diver's death that occurred during an illegal scuba fishing trip around a desalination plant is presented. A complete autopsy and histological study of all organs and surfaces of dismembered cadaveric sections, performed in order to determine the phases of death, are reported. An underwater scene investigation was conducted by an engineering team studying the mouth of the pump and the dynamic characteristic of rotating propeller blades. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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