TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Death due to electrocution during shower: one case report and brief review of the literature
JO  - Romanian journal of legal medicine
A1  - Chen, Xiameng
A1  - Liu, Yuan
A1  - Qin, Haojie
A1  - Zhang, Lin
A1  - Zhu, Haibiao
A1  - Yang, Yu
A1  - Guan, Peng
SP  - 163
EP  - 166
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Along with electric power becoming an essential part of industry and social environment, death due to electrical injury emerged as a considerable public health problem. And yet, it is still an uncommon cause of death. We report an electrocution case due to the improper use of an electric water heater to expose in order to show the potential hazards of electric water heaters as it is that are quite commonly used nowadays. This case report with respect to includes data from the scene investigation, and autopsy and findings, including microscopic toxicology analysis. We suggested preventive measures against electric injury to be carried out to the public. Finally, selected aspects of electric injury were reviewed with literature.     Keywords: electrocution; accidents; forensic pathology; electric water heater.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1221-8618
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4323/rjlm.2015.163
ID  - ref1
ER  -