The brassiere 'sign' - A distinctive marker in crush asphyxia

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 316-319

  Byard, Roger W ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Crush asphyxia; Petechiae

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BRASSIERE SIGN; CASE REPORT; CLOTHING; CRUSH ASPHYXIA; CRUSH TRAUMA; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; PETECHIA; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; THORAX INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ASPHYXIA; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA; SKIN;

EID: 28644438527     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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