Amniotic fluid embolism as cause of death in a car accident - A case report

Forensic Science International

Volumn 137, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 231-234

  Rainio, Juha ^a   Penttilä, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Forensic autopsy; Mast cells; Motor vehicle accident; Safety restraints; Trauma in pregnancy; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT INJURY; STAINING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0242678360     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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