Jul 18, 2022 · Mechanical asphyxia: asphyxia due to impaired breathing secondary to the body being in an unnatural position or severe compression to the neck, chest or other areas of the body that make …

Feb 1, 2024 · Forensic pathology - Drowning is respiratory impairment (asphyxia) due to inhalation of water following submersion in liquid

Mar 1, 2016 · If the umbilical cord begins to constrict around the neck, vascular occlusion of the umbilical vessels and subsequent decreased venous return from the placenta can lead to asphyxia …

Types of injuries: asphyxia blunt force injuries child abuse (pending) drowning elder abuse environmental deaths forensic entomology forensic evaluations of brain contusions forensic …

Jul 1, 2020 · Ventral lividity with blanching of the anterior neck: may indicate positional asphyxia (Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1992;13:101) Contributed by Karissa French, M.Res., M.D. and Rebekah …

Apr 8, 2025 · Traffic related deaths refer to fatalities resulting from injuries sustained in incidents involving occupants of motorized or nonmotorized, wheeled, animal trained and railway track …

Aug 10, 2022 · Mechanism of death: immediate physiologic derangement resulting in death (e.g., hemorrhage, sepsis, asphyxia), which is not etiologically specific Accurate and timely determination …

Sep 26, 2023 · Anterior approach is commonly done in daily practice to assess injury to the neck structures, including if sustained pressure to the neck as a cause of or contributor to death (see …

Apr 26, 2021 · Autopsy - Blunt force injuries: a blunt object has a wide, dull or convex surface with rounded edges or corners; Blunt force injuries are produced by blunt objects due to different possible …

Feb 1, 2015 · CNS nontumor - Carbon monoxide injuryCarbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin, forming carboxyhemoglobin This causes a decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, leading to …