Sulfuric acid injury

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-345

  Matshes, Evan W ^a   Taylor, Kirsten A ^b   Rao, Valerie J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c District Four Medical Examiner Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid injury; Autopsy; Corrosive injury; Forensic pathology; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

SULFURIC ACID; CAUSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGESTION; MALE; NOSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA CAVITY; SKIN COLOR; SUICIDE; THORAX; VITAL SIGN; ADULT; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LIVER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; RIB; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLEURAL CAVITY; RIBS; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 65249084592     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181847e3d     Document Type: Article

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