Fatal drowning as a result of an airplane crash-Case report

Forensic Science International

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages

  Szeremeta, Michal ^a   Janica, Jacek Robert ^a   Niemcunowicz Janica, Anna ^a   Pepinski, Witold ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Account of accident; Airplane crash; Drowning; Standardized method of analysis of the flight accident

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIVING; DROWNING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAKE; LEG FRACTURE; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; STANDARDIZATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; ULTRA LIGHT MOTORIZED PLANE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 84875622249     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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