2009
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-110-9_4
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Electrocution and the Autopsy

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“…The sudden pressure overload on the sensitive cardiac capillaries damages the intima and the middle tunica , with the destruction of the myoelastic component and the formation of microhemorrhages. Other mechanisms of vascular injury could also cause the interstitial microhemorrhages; that is, (i) the direct damage determined by the passage of the electric current through the vessels, with thrombus formation and consequent ischemia in the areas vascularized by the thrombosed vessels ; and (ii) aneurysmal formation due to damage to the media —the latter in case of prolonged survival . These findings are, in part, already documented in the literature.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…The sudden pressure overload on the sensitive cardiac capillaries damages the intima and the middle tunica , with the destruction of the myoelastic component and the formation of microhemorrhages. Other mechanisms of vascular injury could also cause the interstitial microhemorrhages; that is, (i) the direct damage determined by the passage of the electric current through the vessels, with thrombus formation and consequent ischemia in the areas vascularized by the thrombosed vessels ; and (ii) aneurysmal formation due to damage to the media —the latter in case of prolonged survival . These findings are, in part, already documented in the literature.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…Para todas las personas que tienen contacto con la electricidad, existe el riesgo de sufrir una potencial electrocución [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]; en este estudio, la mayor frecuencia de muertes se presentó en hombres (98,8%); por grupos de edad, la muerte se presentó con más frecuencia en personas entre 31 y 40 años de edad, denominados en edad productiva, principalmente en personas con ocupaciones afines a la manipulación de elementos de electricidad (26,7%), en actividad de tipo laboral (52,4%), seguidos de las actividades propias del hogar. Resultados similares presentan estudios publicados en Sudáfrica, donde la proporción de hombres que fallecieron por alto voltaje fue del 91,4% [3], en actividades laborales [2,14]; en el estudio de Mashreky [6], en el cual la proporción fue de 85% de electrocutados en los hombres y en el de Astuhuamán en Lima (Perú) [15], en el cual el 93% eran hombres, electricistas (27%) que fallecen en una actividad laboral (51%).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…No se encontró correlación entre el tipo de voltaje y los hallazgos al el examen interno de los cuerpos. Aun así, los autores documentaban la importancia fisiopatológica de la descripción de la cianosis con la explicación de insuficiencia respiratoria como mecanismo de muerte [10,12,13].…”
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“…However; the occurrence of deaths due to electrocution continue to be infrequent and so to incidence of the injury marks. This lowered tendency continues to qualify the virtual accidental nature of these kind of death from self-execute, suicides nature, and homicides to those executed entirely by alternating current (Wick & Byard 2009).…”
Section: Electrocution and Mark Injuries Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%