“ACCIDENTAL SIMULATING HOMICIDE”

A case of suicidal suffocation simulating homicide.

This case concerns an unusual suicidal plastic bag suffocation. An elderly white man was found dead and partially disrobed in his apartment lying supine on a sofa with a plastic bag closed by a rope over the head and the upper and lower extremities tightly tied with two other ropes, the end of both arranged into slipknots (self-rescue mechanism). Police investigations found no pornography in th...

Multiple injuries in suicide simulating homicide: report of three cases.

Multiple inflicted injuries in traumatic deaths usually indicate homicide. Three cases are reported where homicide was initially suspected due to findings at the death scene and the apparent nature of the injuries however, after investigation, involvement of any other individuals in the deaths could be excluded. Case 1: A 52-year-old male was found with multiple stab wounds. At autopsy, 36 stab...

Adolescents who commit accidental homicide. The emotional consequences to the individual, family, and community.

Epidural Steroid Injection Therapy, Complications and Experimental Approaches Simulating Accidental Intra-Arterial Injection

Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) as minimally invasive procedures have been widely used for the relief of neck, arm, back, and leg pain potentially due to spinal stenosis, spondylolysis, or disc herniation. In rare instances, ESI therapy may cause clinical complications, some of which can be catastrophic. The surgical procedure itself including needle penetration, the potential use of contras...

Homicide adaptations

a r t i c l e i n f o We propose Homicide Adaptation Theory as a new explanation for why people kill. Multiple homicide mechanisms have evolved as effective context-sensitive solutions to distinct adaptive problems. Killing historically conferred large fitness benefits: preventing premature death, removing cost-inflicting rivals, gaining resources, aborting rivals' prenatal offspring, eliminati...