Unnecessary Electrocution of Owls

Suicidal electrocution using a homemade electrocution device.

Electrocutions deaths are mostly accidental, suicidal electrocutions are rarely reported. The records of Forensic Medicine Council of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department reveal second case of suicidal electrocution during the past 20 years. The presented case was a 61 year old man, found by his wife at his home bedroom, using a homemade suicidal electrocution device with bare copper wires. The mecha...

Unusual self-electrocution simulating judicial electrocution by an adolescent.

Electrocution is one of the rarest modes of suicide. In this case, one school going adolescent committed suicide by electrocution using bare electric wire. This is a rare case of suicidal death by applying live wires around the wrists, simulating the act of judicial electrocution. He positioned himself on armed chair and placed the nude wire loops from a cable around both wrists and switched on...

Domestic Deaths from Electrocution

in this paper. When the wiring is done by an expert accidents are rare and most deaths are due to the ignorance and carelessness of the householder. Too often there is evidence of unsatisfactory wiring carried out by an amateur to effect replacements or improvementsOther common causes of accidents are neglect to obtain competent advice following " little shocks " from appliances, failure to rep...

Discussion of "Electrocution by Street Lighting".

The hazard of electrocution during patient monitoring.

The ever-present hazard in patient monitoring is electrocution resulting in ventricular fibrillation. Fire and explosion hazards are possibilities but seem to be very remote. Iatrogenic electrocution can occur when: (a) more than one piece of electrical equipment is connected to the patient. (b) the distal end of an intracardiac electrode is handled. (c) pericardiocentesis is carried out with E...