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01-06-2015 | Differential Diagnosis

Gastric mucosal lacerations in drowning: resuscitation artifact or sign of death by drowning (“Sehrt’s sign”)?

Authors: Claas T. Buschmann, Simone Schmid, Michael Tsokos

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 2/2015

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A 24-year-old man was stabbed in the chest with a knife. Bystanders immediately carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with external cardiac massage and artificial ventilation. Rescue personnel were called to the scene, and paramedics and an emergency physician arrived 10 min later. CPR efforts continued for another 30 min but were unsuccessful. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident. Only a few hours later a medicolegal autopsy was performed. Unfortunately, emergency medical equipment had been removed from the body prior to autopsy. …

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Title: Gastric mucosal lacerations in drowning: resuscitation artifact or sign of death by drowning (“Sehrt’s sign”)?
Authors: Claas T. Buschmann
Simone Schmid
Michael Tsokos
Publication date: 01-06-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-014-9641-9

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