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*Natural: | *Natural: | ||
**Infection (e.g. pneumonia). | **Infection (e.g. pneumonia). | ||
**Infarction (i.e. myocardial infarction). | **Infarction (i.e. myocardial infarction); ''arrhythmias'' are more common in the forensic context, as individuals with MIs don't usu. drop dead-- they go to the ER. | ||
**Haemorrhage (e.g. cerebral, GI). | **Haemorrhage (e.g. cerebral, GI). | ||
*Toxic (memory device: ''PAIRO''): | *Toxic (memory device: ''PAIRO''): | ||
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Difficulties arise when more than one point of the triangle is in play, i.e. the forensic pathologist has to earn their pay when an old man with a heart condition is known to be into erotic asphyxia, and dies after doing some drugs and whilst indulging in erotic asyphxiation with a friend... | Difficulties arise when more than one point of the triangle is in play, i.e. the forensic pathologist has to earn their pay when an old man with a heart condition is known to be into erotic asphyxia, and dies after doing some drugs and whilst indulging in erotic asyphxiation with a friend... | ||
*If he had an | *If he had an arrhythmia and there was no stressor... ''natural'' death. | ||
*If he over did it with the drugs, it is an overdose, ergo ''accidental''. | *If he over did it with the drugs, it is an overdose, ergo ''accidental''. | ||
*If he did the erotic asphyxia a bit too long it is ''accidental''. | *If he did the erotic asphyxia a bit too long it is ''accidental''. | ||