TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Death in head-down position: an autopsy report with reference to physiological mechanism
JO  - Nippon Hoigaku Zasshi
A1  - Yoshida, Kentaro
A1  - Harada, K.
A1  - Sorimachi, Y.
A1  - Makisumi, T.
SP  - 33
EP  - 36
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
N2  - A 74-year-old man was found dead in the head-down position in a hole in a pile of trash at his home. There was severe congestion and hemorrhage in the head and neck regions, and bronchial petechiae. Head-down tilt is a well-known model in studying the effects of weightlessness during space flight. By comparing our case with the physiological studies on head-down tilt, we determined that the head-down posture would increase cardiac output, and systemic and intracranial pressure, while it would suppress respiration by a central or peripheral mechanism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-1887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -