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Stab wounds of the chest caused by penetration of duralumin rods

Authors: Klára Marecová, Matěj Uvíra, Marek Dokoupil, Petr Handlos

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

Sharp force injuries are uncommon in routine forensic practice. While the majority of these cases are homicides or suicides, a significant minority of accidental deaths means that a careful investigation of the circumstances of the death is necessary. We present the case of a young man who presented with stab and cut injuries due to a duralumin rod embedded in his chest. Examination of the body revealed that death was due to penetration of the thoracic aorta by a duralumin rod. Careful investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death was able to confim a case of accidental death due to falling from a ladder onto tomato seedlings that were supported by duralumin rods.

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Title: Stab wounds of the chest caused by penetration of duralumin rods
Authors: Klára Marecová
Matěj Uvíra
Marek Dokoupil
Petr Handlos
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-018-0004-9

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