Difference between revisions of "Forensic pathology"

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 *May be missed - as can be subtle.
 *Usually causes death by cardiac arrhythmia.
+*Typically accidents.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Wick | first1 = R. | last2 = Gilbert | first2 = JD. | last3 = Simpson | first3 = E. | last4 = Byard | first4 = RW. | title = Fatal electrocution in adults--a 30-year study. | journal = Med Sci Law | volume = 46 | issue = 2 | pages = 166-72 | month = Apr | year = 2006 | doi =  | PMID = 16683472 }}</ref>
+*Occasionally used to suicide.<ref name=pmid19298463>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Dokov | first1 = W. | title = Forensic characteristics of suicide by electrocution in Bulgaria. | journal = J Forensic Sci | volume = 54 | issue = 3 | pages = 669-71 | month = May | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01002.x | PMID = 19298463 }}</ref>
 ====Gross features====
 *Usually burns on the hands - brown.
+**Typically absent if it happened in a wet environment.<ref name=pmid12062943>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Karger | first1 = B. | last2 = Süggeler | first2 = O. | last3 = Brinkmann | first3 = B. | title = Electrocution--autopsy study with emphasis on electrical petechiae. | journal = Forensic Sci Int | volume = 126 | issue = 3 | pages = 210-3 | month = May | year = 2002 | doi =  | PMID = 12062943 }}</ref>
+*Focal injury suggestive of high voltage (> 1000 V).
+*Lichtenberg figure = fern-like figure.
+Image:
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Js_photo_4.png Lichtenberg figure (WP)].
 ====Microscopic====
 Features: