Skin changes following defibrillation: The effect of high voltage direct current

Forensic Science International

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 134-141

  Danielsen, Lis ^a   Gniadecka, Monika ^a   Thomsen, Henrik Klem ^a   Pedersen, Frants ^c   Strange, Søren ^c   Nielsen, Kristian Gynther ^b   Petersen, Hans Draminsky ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Electrical injury; Electrical torture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEFIBRILLATION; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SKIN INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037678665     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00140-3     Document Type: Article

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