Bomb explosion death: a case report
Corresponding Author(s) : Pawan Mittal
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): 2014 Volume 2- Issue -3
Abstract
A blast injury is a complex type of physical trauma resulting from direct or indirect exposure to an explosion. Blast injuries are generally seen in war conditions and terrorist attacks but rarely seen in non military population. But now days there frequencies are increasing due to our decreased alertness. Since there frequencies are increasing, so autopsy surgeons should know the peculiarities of blast injuries. The interpretation of blast injuries carries great importance in understanding the patho-mechanism of these injuries which also helps in the management of blast victims. Here we present a case in which an old aged village lady became the victim of bomb explosion in her village. The source and intention of blast were remained untraced. All the peculiarities and typical of blast injuries were present at autopsy and an effort was made to correlate the autopsy findings with the circumstances of the case.
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[3] Keyes, Daniel C. Medical response to terrorism: preparedness and clinical practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2005.201–2.
[4] Cubano MA, Lenhart MK, Banks DE, Eds. Emergency War Surgery. Chapter 1: Weapons Effects and War Wounds 2004.1–16.
[5] Avidan V, Hersch M, Armon Y. Blast lung injury: clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcome. Am J Surg 2005; 190: 927-31.
[6] Ladham S, Koehler SA, Woods P. A case of a death by explosives: the keys to a proper investigation. J Clin Forensic Med 2005; 2: 85-92.
[7] Mathiharan K, Patnaik AK, Eds. Modi’s medical jurisprudence and toxicology. 23rd ed. New Delhi: Lexis Nexis Butterworths 2009.742.
[8] Reddy KSN. The essentials of forensic medicine and toxicology. 32nd ed. Hyderabad: Om Sai Graphics 2013. 229.
[9] Tsokos M, Türk EE, Madea B. Pathologic features of suicidal deaths caused by explosives. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2003; 24: 55-63.