Autopsy artifact created by the revivant AutoPulse™ resuscitation device

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 164-168

  Hart, Amy P ^a,c   Azar, Venus J ^a   Hart, Katherine R ^b   Stephens, Boyd G ^a  

^a Off Chf Med Examiner City Co S   (United States)

^b New College of California   (United States)

^c Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated chest compression device; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Perimortem artifacts; Resuscitative artifact

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOMATION; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKIN ABRASION;

EID: 11844249430     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004155     Document Type: Article

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