@article{ref1,
title="Suicide by blunt force trauma",
journal="American journal of forensic medicine and pathology",
year="2002",
author="Hunsaker, Donna M. and Thorne, Leigh B.",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="355-359",
abstract="Suicide by self-inflicted blunt force injury is rare. The authors report a case of a 48-year-old man who initially appeared to have died of a homicidal beating. The pertinent autopsy findings consisted of blunt force closed head injury combined with numerous cutaneous abrasions and contusions of the entire body. Further inquiries confirmed a medical history of paranoid schizophrenia and a previous attempt at suicide. This case represents an extreme example of severe blunt trauma sustained during fatal self-mutilation and masquerading as a homicide. It also underscores the importance of correlating a thorough background investigation with autopsy findings in determining the appropriate manner of death.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0195-7910",
doi="10.1097/00000433-200212000-00011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000433-200212000-00011"
}