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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 2/2020

01-06-2020 | Suicide | Letter to the Editor

Exsanguination from arteriovenous fistula: suicide or chronic wound?

Authors: Petr Handlos, Klára Handlosová, Marek Joukal

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 2/2020

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We have read with great interest the article “Exsanguination from a puncture wound to arteriovenous fistula as the method of suicide in a chronic kidney disease patient “where the authors described suicide due to fatal blood loss through a small puncture wound in an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) of the left forearm, inflicted by a small Swiss Army knife [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Exsanguination from arteriovenous fistula: suicide or chronic wound?
Authors
Petr Handlos
Klára Handlosová
Marek Joukal
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-019-00190-7

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