| An autopsy case in which self-bloodletting via a cervical blood access led to a fatal outcome. | |
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PMID: 20533980 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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A 48-year-old woman was found dead on a chair in her living room. She had received dialysis every day because of chronic renal failure for the past 15 years. On a table beside her, there was a mirror and 10-mL syringe on a napkin. A stopper was out of place in a portion of a three-way blood access tube established in the right cervical region, and blood coagulation was noted in the lumen. There was a bloodstained measuring cup on the floor. Autopsy findings included a large number of shunt traces in the bilateral infraclavicular fossae and upper limbs, as well as the cervical blood access terminal reaching the right atrium via the internal jugular vein to superior vena cava. Various organs showed anemia. Neither a fatal lesion nor injury was noted in the main organs. Therefore, this patient may have committed suicide by self-bloodletting via a cervical blood access. |
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Authors:
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Hajime Mizukami; Tomonori Nagai; Shinjiro Mori; Shuichi Hara; Tatsushige Fukunaga; Takahiko Endo |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of forensic sciences Volume: 55 ISSN: 1556-4029 ISO Abbreviation: J. Forensic Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375370 Medline TA: J Forensic Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1646-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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2010 American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Published 2010. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the U.S.A. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, 160-8402 Tokyo, Japan. mizukamh@tokyo-med.ac.jp |
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