ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

An Unusual Fatal Case of Accidental Asphyxia in a Child
González-Azpeitia, C
Assistant Professors, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Cantabria,

González-Gil, J
Assistant Professors, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Cantabria,

Calvet, R
Associate, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Cantabria,

(Received 7 March 1992; accepted 20 April 1992)

Abstract

The death of a three-year-old child by asphyctic mechanism is described. The child was accidentally suspended by the neck from a half-opened car window. This report details the form in which the accident occurred. The influence of the type of window and the autopsy findings.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, forensic pathology, childhood accidents, asphyxia, strangulation

Paper ID: JFS13362J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13362J
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