Diagnostic of Drowning in Forensic Medicine

Death by drowning--a problem of forensic medicine.

Pulmonary Immunohistochemical Detection of Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) in Fatal Drowning

Drowning still remains one of the most difficult diagnoses in forensic pathology because macroscopic and microscopic autopsy findings are unspecific. An ideal diagnostic marker for drowning still needs to be developed, but some authors have recently studied SP-A as a marker of asphyxiation and drowning. The aim of this study is to compare the histopathological features and the SP-A immunohistoc...

A Retrospective Analysis of Pattern of Suicide in Autopsied Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background:The National Crime Records Bureau of India reported a decline in suicide rate from 2010 through 2014. We conducted this study to know whether our hospital data reflects the national data and to know the age and gender specific differences in selecting methods of suicide. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of autopsied cases in Department of Forensi...

Some challenges in forensic veterinary pathology: a review.

Forensic veterinary pathology is a diverse discipline that is in an early phase of its development. Common challenges include estimation of the age of skin wounds and bruises, the diagnosis of drowning and estimation of the time since death. However, many details of the pathological findings related to these various aspects await validation. The 'multispecies' nature of veterinary pathology, co...

Epidemiology of unintentional drowning and near-drowning in Denmark in 1995.

OBJECTIVES To determine the pattern of accidental drowning and near-drowning in Denmark. DESIGN Prospective study of all cases of accidental drowning and near-drowning during one year. SETTING Denmark, 1995. SUBJECTS All patients brought to Danish hospitals after incidents of unintentional near-drowning or cooling in water and all fatal cases. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of near-drowne...