Death due to positional asphyxia under severe alcoholisation: Pathophysiologic and forensic considerations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-73

  Padosch, Stephan A ^a   Schmidt, Peter H ^a   Kröner, Lars U ^a,b   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Blunt head trauma; Cause of death; Ethanol intoxication; Positional restraint; Synergistic pathophysiologic mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; BODY POSITION; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUNCTIVA; DEATH; FALLING; FINGER TIP INJURY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NECK; NECK MUSCLE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRATCHING; SKIN ABRASION; URINALYSIS; VIOLENCE; ZYGOMA;

EID: 14244264348     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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