Entrapment within an ottoman storage bed: an unusual accidental asphyxial death.
Accidental death
Forensic histology
Forensic pathology
Mechanical asphyxia
Postural asphyxia
Journal
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
ISSN: 1556-2891
Titre abrégé: Forensic Sci Med Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101236111
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2022
06 2022
Historique:
accepted:
02
03
2022
pubmed:
24
3
2022
medline:
18
5
2022
entrez:
23
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Herein, we present an uncommon forensic case of death by asphyxia. The victim was a woman whose body at death scene investigation (DSI) was discovered beside an ottoman storage bed. According to the rescue team, who had moved the body before our arrival, the body was originally found in the prone position and stuck with the neck, thorax and arms within the bed. Examination of the body showed hypostasis that was mainly distributed to the face and the lower chest while sparing the neck and the upper chest. The face was markedly swollen, and the eyes were congested with blood. Dissection and histology revealed pulmonary oedema and emphysema of both lungs. Integrating circumstantial, radiology and autopsy data, it was established that the victim, while trapped between the mattress and the edge of the ottoman storage bed, died by mechanical asphyxia due to cervical-thoracic compression and postural asphyxia acting simultaneously.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35320454
doi: 10.1007/s12024-022-00473-6
pii: 10.1007/s12024-022-00473-6
pmc: PMC9106607
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
176-181Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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