Massive, fatal aspiration of blood: Not necessarily a result of trauma

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-54

  Tsokos, Michael ^a   Byard, Roger W ^b  

^a Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Autopsy; Blood aspiration; Differential diagnosis; Forensic pathology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TRACHEA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION;

EID: 34147096385     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000257393.47079.b8     Document Type: Article

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