A Case of Sudden Death, without Any Adequate Post Mortem Appearances

Post-Mortem Appearances in a Case of Rape

The body of a Mahomedan girl of about 9 years was examined by me on the 28th of April last. The girl had been ravished by her husband, a robust young man. The body was fairly nourished, but was rather decomposed : had marks of driedup blood on both her lower extremities. There were mark?; of bruises on the left shoulder, both arms about the elbows, on the groins, and about the external genital ...

Notes of a Case Attacked by an Elephant: Death and Post-Mortem Appearances

scious state, and groaning as if in great pain. On examining him, I found the left side of the chest almost crushed in, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th ribs could not be felt on that side, and in their stead a large bulging air-bag was seen, which even extended to the back of the chest as far as the spine. This air-bag bulged and retracted with respiratory movements. A small opening, about ?th ...

Post-Mortem Appearances in Tropical Eosinophilia

A Post Mortem Case Study: Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification and Sudden Death

A post mortem examination was performed on a 45 year old white male who died suddenly during a competitive athletic swimming event. There were few clinical events seen in the year before his death. Clinical workup was negative and lung scan showed a small coin lesion was attributed to focal bacterial/fungal infection. Antibiotic treatment appeared to clear this condition on another follow up sc...

Post-mortem Investigation of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy: Role of Autopsy in Classification of Death

E.E. Turk (ed.), Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 6, Forensic Pathology Reviews 6, DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-249-6_2, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI) represent the commonest group of post-neonatal childhood deaths. Pathologists in the UK are currently recommended to follow the “Kennedy protocol” when performing such autopsies. This...