TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A record-based study of drowning cases at the Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhavnagar
JO  - Journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Solanki, Jaydip
A1  - Parmar, Amit P.
A1  - Rana, Neerav M.
A1  - Panchal, Devendra N.
SP  - 33
EP  - 35
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
N2  - Background    Drowning is a form of asphyxia due to the aspiration of fluid into air-passages, caused by submersion in water or other fluid. The death mechanism of drowning is very complicated with the involvement of asphyxia and filling of air-passage with the fluid along with effects at a hydrostatic and osmotic level.     Material and methods    In this study, all autopsied cases of fresh drowning-dead body having no decomposition signs at the Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, are included, during the period of 1-year 1stSept. 2019 to 31stAug. 2020. From total of 914 autopsy, 25 cases were of fresh drowning.     Results & Conclusion    The majority of the cases with drowning were males (88%). Froth was one of the most characteristic external signs of drowning-found in (68%) of cases. On internal examination lungs are heavy and voluminous in (56%).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0971-1929
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4568.2022.00031.X
ID  - ref1
ER  -