Sudden death from pelvic hemorrhage after bilateral central fracture dislocations of the hip due to an epileptic seizure

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 380-384

  Hughes, Caroline A ^a   O'Briain, D Sean ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fat embolus; Fracture dislocation; Hip; Seizure; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECLAMPSIA; EPILEPSY; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER;

ACETABULUM; AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN; EMBOLISM, FAT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HEMORRHAGE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0033709432     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200012000-00017     Document Type: Article

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