An Immediate Death by Seat Belt Compression; a Forensic Medicine Report
Although death is a gradual process, sometimes sudden death occurs in a fraction of a minute or seconds. Here we report a 49-year-old man without any underlying disease, which has instantly died in an accident scene due to compression of neck critical elements by a three-point seat belt. The examina...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Emergency |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/8794 |
| Summary: | Although death is a gradual process, sometimes sudden death occurs in a fraction of a minute or seconds. Here we report a 49-year-old man without any underlying disease, which has instantly died in an accident scene due to compression of neck critical elements by a three-point seat belt. The examination of the body and the results of the autopsy, toxicology and pathology tests are described from the viewpoint of forensic medicine. |
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| ISSN: | 2345-4563 2345-4571 |