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Forensic science, medicine, and pathology

Year: 2019
Articles in SafetyLit: 27

"Selfie"-related electrocution

Asphyxiated while hunting for treasure: an unusual geocaching fatality

Bizarre use of log splitter: a case of decapitation

Child abuse and traditional medicine practices

Commentary on Leth PM. Homicide by drowning. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2019;15:233-8

Complex fracture patterns in hanging associated with a fall from height

Differential diagnosis between physical maltreatment and cupping practices in a suspected child abuse case

Differential diagnosis on discolorations of the skin in a case of suspected positional asphyxia

Evaluation of a model of bruising in pigmented skin for investigating the potential for alternate light source illumination to enhance the appearance of bruises by photography of visible and infrared light

Exsanguination from a puncture wound to arteriovenous fistula as the method of suicide in a chronic kidney disease patient

Exsanguination from arteriovenous fistula: suicide or chronic wound?

Fatal entrapment in a pool drainage system: a case report

Fatal poisoning with diethylene glycol in an unusual setting

Fatal rooster attack

Forensic features of fatal self photography or "selfies"

Inconsistent classification of unexplained sudden deaths in infants and children hinders surveillance, prevention and research: recommendations from The 3rd International Congress on Sudden Infant and Child Death

Is voluntary envenomation from the kambĂ´ ritual therapeutic or toxic?

Mandatory reporting of child physical abuse and dental neglect by Australian dentists

Methods in population study of orofacial injuries in Victorian family violence homicides

On the usability of skull maceration in fatal head injuries caused by axes

Patterned bruising indicating a complete renal artery transection in a fatal occupational accident

Positional asphyxia in a work-related fatality

Pregnancy-related and maternal deaths in Hamburg, Germany: an autopsy study from 1984 - 2018

Protocols, practices, and needs for investigating sudden unexpected infant deaths

Significance of intracranial gas on post-mortem computed tomography in traumatic cases in the context of medico-legal opinions

Skin lesions and traditional folk practices: a medico-legal perspective

Suicidal ligature strangulation: a systematic review of the published literature