Suicide by Blunt Force Trauma
作者:
Donna Hunsaker,
Leigh Thorne,
期刊:
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
(OVID Available online 2002)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 4
页码: 355-359
ISSN:0195-7910
年代: 2002
出版商: OVID
关键词: Blunt force trauma;Self-mutilation;Schizophrenia;Suicide
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Suicide by self-inflicted blunt force injury is rare. The authors report a case of a 48-year-old man who initially appeared to have died of a homicidal beating. The pertinent autopsy findings consisted of blunt force closed head injury combined with numerous cutaneous abrasions and contusions of the entire body. Further inquires confirmed a medical history of paranoid schizophrenia and a previous attempt at suicide. This case represents an extreme example of severe blunt trauma sustained during fatal self-mutilation and masquerading as a homicide. It also underscores the importance of correlating a thorough background investigation with autopsy findings in determining the appropriate manner of death.
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