<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Drowning represents a mechanical asphyxia form, produced by the obstruction of the air pathways, obstruction in which the air is replaced by a fluid. For the drowning to take place is enough that the breathing orifices (mouth, nose) to be placed in the fluid environment. This paper aims to analyze some special drowning cases, cases in which the traumatic lesions encountered are very rare in the forensic pathology. These postmortem traumatic lesions are very rare encountered in cases of drowning. In the international special literature there are no such cases presented, because these types of traumatic injuries are usually present in death situations due to a much more violent death mechanism - blunt object trauma, driving or train accidents. In the international special literature this types of lesions are not encountered, this aspect being very important to be known and noted, for a pertinent differential diagnosis with other more violent types of death.</p></abstract>

Drowning represents a mechanical asphyxia form, produced by the obstruction of the air pathways, obstruction in which the air is replaced by a fluid. For the drowning to take place is enough that the breathing orifices (mouth, nose) to be placed in the fluid environment. This paper aims to analyze some special drowning cases, cases in which the traumatic lesions encountered are very rare in the forensic pathology. These postmortem traumatic lesions are very rare encountered in cases of drowning. In the international special literature there are no such cases presented, because these types of traumatic injuries are usually present in death situations due to a much more violent death mechanism - blunt object trauma, driving or train accidents. In the international special literature this types of lesions are not encountered, this aspect being very important to be known and noted, for a pertinent differential diagnosis with other more violent types of death.

Postmortem Traumatic Lesions Produced In Storm Conditions In Black Sea – Case Presentations

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Drowning represents a mechanical asphyxia form, produced by the obstruction of the air pathways, obstruction in which the air is replaced by a fluid. For the...

Postmortem Traumatic Lesions Produced In Storm Conditions In Black Sea – Case Presentations

Published Online: Feb 16, 2013

Page range: 46 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10307-012-0009-7

Keywords
alcoholic hepatitis, bacteremia, pulmonary infections, urinary tract infections

© 2013

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Postmortem Traumatic Lesions Produced In Storm Conditions In Black Sea – Case Presentations

Published Online: Feb 16, 2013

Page range: 46 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10307-012-0009-7

Keywordsalcoholic hepatitis, bacteremia, pulmonary infections, urinary tract infections

© 2013

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
alcoholic hepatitis, bacteremia, pulmonary infections, urinary tract infections