dc.contributor.author |
Kitulwatte, I.D.G. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Pollanen, M.S. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-29T09:32:51Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-10-29T09:32:51Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
The Medico-Legal Journal of Sri Lanka. 2011; 1 (1): 46-48 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2012-5887(Print) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2091 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Evidence of pressure on the neck forms a spectrum of degree from minimal to marked. We report a case of fatal pressure on the neck with minimal external signs. A 27 year old woman was found dead in her home. A blood stained knife and a blood stained bathrobe belt with hair entangled in it were discovered at the scene. Autopsy revealed a stab injury to the chest extending to the right lung and multiple contusions to the head, face and extremities. There were petechial haemorrhages on bilateral eyelids and conjunctivae. There were 2 small contusions on the front of the neck. Special neck dissection revealed a small haemorrhage in the sternocleidomastoid muscle and a haemorrhagic fracture of the right superior horn of the thyroid cartilage. Cause of death was given as pressure on the neck in a woman with stab injury to the right chest. Petechial haemorrhages play a major role in confirming the cause of death when there is minimal evidence for application of pressure on the neck. |
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dc.publisher |
College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka |
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dc.title |
A Case of fatal pressure on the neck in a woman with a stab injury |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Forensic Medicine |
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dc.creator.corporateauthor |
College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka |
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