The assessment of lethal propeller strike injuries in sea mammals

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 158-161

  Byard, Roger W ^a,b   Winskog, Calle ^a   MacHado, Aaron ^b   Boardman, Wayne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Torrens Island   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chop wound; Incision; Injury; Laceration; Marine mammal; Propeller strike

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; BRAIN; CADAVER; CARCASS; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HERNIA; INJURY; JUVENILE; LACERATION; MARINE MAMMAL; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RIB FRACTURE; SEAL; THORACIC CAVITY; TRUNK; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; FEMALE; FUR SEALS; HERNIA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; SHIPS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84858069334     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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