Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases
We report two cases of falls from a very high altitude with no fatal injuries. Two men were found dead directly under a high bridge. Surveillance video footage indicated that they had fell approximately 120 m from the bridge to the ground. On the fall site, there was snow on the ground, and the men...
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| author | Tomoka Yamaguchi Shiori Hattori Keisuke Mizuo Satoshi Watanabe |
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| description | We report two cases of falls from a very high altitude with no fatal injuries. Two men were found dead directly under a high bridge. Surveillance video footage indicated that they had fell approximately 120 m from the bridge to the ground. On the fall site, there was snow on the ground, and the men were completely buried in the snow. An autopsy performed at 2 days after their bodies were found, showed a small subdural hematoma in one patient and a minor pulmonary laceration in the other. However, no fatal injuries were observed. Their deaths were caused by hypothermia based directly on the difference in the coloration of the left and right cardiac blood, the bright red to reddish brown lungs, and the Wischnewski spots. The reason why no fatal injuries occurred despite falling from height was considered to be the fall onto the snow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-787e36d3776e47f9a2489f4857435b4a2024-06-18T04:18:45ZengElsevierForensic Science International: Reports2665-91072024-07-019100361Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy casesTomoka Yamaguchi0Shiori Hattori1Keisuke Mizuo2Satoshi Watanabe3Corresponding author.; Department of Legal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8556, JapanDepartment of Legal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8556, JapanDepartment of Legal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8556, JapanDepartment of Legal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8556, JapanWe report two cases of falls from a very high altitude with no fatal injuries. Two men were found dead directly under a high bridge. Surveillance video footage indicated that they had fell approximately 120 m from the bridge to the ground. On the fall site, there was snow on the ground, and the men were completely buried in the snow. An autopsy performed at 2 days after their bodies were found, showed a small subdural hematoma in one patient and a minor pulmonary laceration in the other. However, no fatal injuries were observed. Their deaths were caused by hypothermia based directly on the difference in the coloration of the left and right cardiac blood, the bright red to reddish brown lungs, and the Wischnewski spots. The reason why no fatal injuries occurred despite falling from height was considered to be the fall onto the snow.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910724000100Fall from heightHypothermiaBody falling onto the snow |
| spellingShingle | Tomoka Yamaguchi Shiori Hattori Keisuke Mizuo Satoshi Watanabe Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases Forensic Science International: Reports Fall from height Hypothermia Body falling onto the snow |
| title | Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases |
| title_full | Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases |
| title_fullStr | Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases |
| title_short | Falls from high-altitude with no fatal injuries: Report of two autopsy cases |
| title_sort | falls from high altitude with no fatal injuries report of two autopsy cases |
| topic | Fall from height Hypothermia Body falling onto the snow |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910724000100 |
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