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| accident | | accident | ||
| [[cardiac arrhythmia]] | | [[cardiac arrhythmia]] | ||
| man struck by | | man struck by lightning | ||
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| Hyperthermia | | Hyperthermia | ||
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===Motor vehicle collisions=== | ===Motor vehicle collisions=== | ||
*Pedestrian vs. motor vehicle: heel to injury measurement, remember to include the thickness of the heel/sole of shoe.<ref>{{Ref OPMfP|18}}</ref> | *Pedestrian vs. motor vehicle: heel to injury measurement, remember to include the thickness of the heel/sole of shoe.<ref>{{Ref OPMfP|18}}</ref> | ||
*Dicing injuries: tempered glass used in side window construction fragments into cubes when fractured causing L-shaped wounds. | |||
===Descent from height=== | ===Descent from height=== | ||
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===Aortic trauma=== | ===Aortic trauma=== | ||
*Classic location of | *Classic location of transection of the aorta is distal the the left subclavian branch point near the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum (e.g. peri-isthmus).<ref name=pmid1934437>{{cite journal |author=Kodali S, Jamieson WR, Leia-Stephens M, Miyagishima RT, Janusz MT, Tyers GF |title=Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. A 20-year review: 1969-1989 |journal=Circulation |volume=84 |issue=5 Suppl |pages=III40–6 |year=1991 |month=November |pmid=1934437 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Aortic dissection]] due to trauma is often catastrophic. | *[[Aortic dissection]] due to trauma is often catastrophic. Several mechanisms have been proposed and there is a body of trauma biomechanics research that explores this. | ||
==Trauma with delayed death== | ==Trauma with delayed death== | ||
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:For a more general discussion see ''[[Crystals_in_body_fluids#Urine_crystals|urine crystals]]'' | :For a more general discussion see ''[[Crystals_in_body_fluids#Urine_crystals|urine crystals]]'' | ||
*Not done in routine toxicology screening. | *Not done in routine toxicology screening. | ||
*Birefringent calcium oxalate crystals found in kidney (with polarized light).<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref> | *Birefringent calcium oxalate crystals found in kidney (with [[polarized light]]).<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref> | ||
====Anaphylaxis==== | ====Anaphylaxis==== | ||