2016
DOI: 10.4323/rjlm.2016.14
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Resuscitation artefact confirmed by postmortem angiography. Case report

Abstract: Postmortem resuscitation artefacts are often encountered in the autopsy practice. During chest compression that is an essential component of resuscitation, thorax injuries including rib and sternum fractures and anterior mediastinal bleeding are often observed. Massive bleeding that develops as a result of a hepatic rupture is a rare complication of resuscitation. A 23 year-old woman attempted suicide by taking drug overdose in a hospital toilet. During autopsy we found fractures in the 1-6 th left ribs and 3 … Show more

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