Unusual suicides with band saws: Two case reports and a literature review
| Autor: | Moncef Hamdoun, Mehdi Ben Khelil, Mohamed Allouche, F. Gloulou, M. Zhioua, A. Banasr, Olfa Bekir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Injury control Accident prevention Poison control Wounds Penetrating Suicide prevention Pathology and Forensic Medicine Neck Injuries World literature Injury prevention medicine Head Injuries Penetrating Humans Suburban area Psychiatry Forensic Pathology Construction Materials business.industry Middle Aged humanities Suicide Schizophrenic Psychology business Law |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Science International. 183:e7-e10 |
| ISSN: | 0379-0738 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.09.017 |
| Popis: | Suicides or suicide attempts with power saws (band, circular or chain saws) are rather rare events and only a few case reports exist in the forensic literature. The use of a band saw, in particular, has been extremely rare in cases of suicide. We report two cases of suicide that occurred in the same suburban area, three years apart. In each case, the victim was a carpenter and had a history of psychiatric disorder and/or of prior suicide attempts. We summarize the findings of the death scene investigations, the pertinent autopsy findings, and also summarize the world literature pertaining to suicide committed with power saws. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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