48,830
edits
Difference between revisions of "Asphyxial deaths"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
re-format
(re-format) |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
An introduction to forensic pathology is in the ''[[forensic pathology]]'' article. | An introduction to forensic pathology is in the ''[[forensic pathology]]'' article. | ||
== | =Overview= | ||
==Classification== | |||
===DiMaio classification<ref>{{Ref HoFP|155-64}}</ref>=== | ===DiMaio classification<ref>{{Ref HoFP|155-64}}</ref>=== | ||
{{familytree/start}} | {{familytree/start}} | ||
| Line 25: | Line 26: | ||
{{familytree | C01 | | C02 | | C03 | | | | C05 | | C07 | | | | | |C01=Hanging|C02=Ligature|C03=Manual|C05=Abnormal<br>skin colour|C07=No abnormality|}} | {{familytree | C01 | | C02 | | C03 | | | | C05 | | C07 | | | | | |C01=Hanging|C02=Ligature|C03=Manual|C05=Abnormal<br>skin colour|C07=No abnormality|}} | ||
{{familytree/end}} | {{familytree/end}} | ||
==Mechanism of death== | |||
The mechanism of death in [[asphyxial death]]s seems to be an exam favourite. | |||
The short answer it is: | |||
*Brain stem hypoxia due to ischemia caused by venous obstruction in the neck.<ref>URL: [http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/pathology/mechanisms-of-death/ http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/pathology/mechanisms-of-death/]. Accessed on: 1 May 2012.</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/pathology/pressure-to-the-neck/ http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/pathology/pressure-to-the-neck/]. Accessed on: 1 May 2012.</ref> | |||
The long answer is: | |||
*It depends on who one asks. Other explanations include "cardiac inhibition secondary to nerve stimulation" and "respiratory asphyxia".<ref name=pmid20456578>{{Cite journal | last1 = Clément | first1 = R. | last2 = Redpath | first2 = M. | last3 = Sauvageau | first3 = A. | title = Mechanism of death in hanging: a historical review of the evolution of pathophysiological hypotheses. | journal = J Forensic Sci | volume = 55 | issue = 5 | pages = 1268-71 | month = Sep | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01435.x | PMID = 20456578 }}</ref> | |||
==The obsolete asphyxia quintet== | ==The obsolete asphyxia quintet== | ||
| Line 39: | Line 49: | ||
*''Fluid blood'' is considered totally useless as a sign of anything. | *''Fluid blood'' is considered totally useless as a sign of anything. | ||
=Specific types of asphyxial deaths= | |||
==Hanging== | ==Hanging== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
| Line 238: | Line 249: | ||
*[[Hanging]] - furrow/depression typically rises to a point of suspension. | *[[Hanging]] - furrow/depression typically rises to a point of suspension. | ||
=See also= | |||
*[[Forensic pathology]]. | *[[Forensic pathology]]. | ||
=References= | |||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
=External links= | |||
*[http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/the_game_that_makes_parents_gasp/ The choking game (failuremag.com)]. | *[http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/the_game_that_makes_parents_gasp/ The choking game (failuremag.com)]. | ||
[[Category:Forensic pathology]] | [[Category:Forensic pathology]] | ||