An experimental study of death in a reverse suspension

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 116-119

  Uchigasaki, Seisaku ^a,b   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a   Suzuki, Tsuneo ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood gas analysis; Circulation; Postural asphyxia; Respiration; Reverse suspension

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; HEAD POSITION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ASPHYXIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEART RATE; RABBITS; RESPIRATION; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0032996118     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199906000-00002     Document Type: Article

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