Death in Unusual Body Position
																	
									Authors:
											S. Iannaccone; 											Z. Grochová; 											N. Bobrov; 											F. Longauer; 											M. Szabo										
				
									Authors‘ workplace:
											Ústav súdného lekárstva LF UPJŠ a FN LP Košice
																
				
									Published in:
					Čes.-slov. Patol., , 2001, No. 4, p. 58-61
					
				
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Overview
Death in head-down position is rare and uncommon. The mechanism of death in such cases israther complicated. The authors present a case of unknown man who was found dead in a wood,hanging in head-down position fixed at the branchfork of a tree by his right foot. The authorsanalyse the possible mechanisms of death in so-called postural asphyxia.
Key words:
 head-down position - asphyxia - postural changes of circulation
Labels
Anatomical pathology Forensic medical examiner ToxicologyArticle was published in
Czecho-Slovak Pathology
2001 Issue 4
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