| Physical activity following fatal injury from sharp pointed weapons. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 10335884 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Cases of suicide from sharp pointed weapons (n = 12) witnessed by one or more persons are reported with regard to the potential for physical activity. One case each involved the ulnar artery, the great saphenous vein and the periphery of the lung and liver and the physical activity following these injuries lasted for several hours. In one case, the left carotid and vertebral arteries were transected and the physical activity lasted for approximately 10 s. An extraordinary case involved a protracted incapacitation due to heart tamponade from a small myocardial injury caused by a cannula. In the remaining seven cases, a stab wound to the heart was present. With regard to the physical activity, a long-term group (2-10 min, n = 4) can be differentiated from a short-term group (approximately 10 s, n = 2) and one case of immediate incapacitation. The size of the myocardial perforation was 7-10 mm in length in the long-term group compared to 1.4-2 cm in the short-term group. So small perforations of the heart or incisions of the carotid artery offer a potential for considerable physical activity. Large perforations of the heart or a transection of the carotid and vertebral arteries can result in short-term activity. |
| | |
Authors:
|
B Karger; J Niemeyer; B Brinkmann |
Related Documents
:
|
22507074 - Branch thoracic stent graft repair for arch aneurysm. 6362594 - Permeability pulmonary edema. diagnosis and management. 15734484 - Effect of vessel diameter on the creation of ovine lung radiofrequency lesions in vivo:... 20002724 - Endovascular management of an axillary arterial injury post shoulder dislocation. 2594184 - Anatomoradiological correlation of the intersection of the carotid siphon with the dura... 1720204 - Angiographic morphology of the posterior communicating artery and basilar in patients w... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: International journal of legal medicine Volume: 112 ISSN: 0937-9827 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Legal Med. Publication Date: 1999 |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1999-06-29 Completed Date: 1999-06-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9101456 Medline TA: Int J Legal Med Country: GERMANY |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 188-91 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Institute for Legal Medicine, Münster, Germany. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adult Female Forensic Medicine Humans Male Middle Aged Movement Suicide* Time Factors Wounds, Penetrating / physiopathology* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The concentration of glutamate in cerebral tissue as a factor for the assessment of the emotional st...
Next Document: Mutation of the repeat number of the HPRTB locus and structure of rare intermediate alleles.