Histopathological changes in various organs in electrocution deaths.

IF 0.5 4区 医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-20 DOI:10.1177/00494755241308002
Mousmi Agrawal, Shubham Kumar Indurkar, Kamalkant Sahu, Amit Kumar Chowhan
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Abstract

Death due to electrical injuries are a major health concern and has a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Electrocution death is defined as that occurring due to passage of electric current inside the body and is obviously a form of unnatural death.1 The cause includes ventricular fibrillation, paralysis of respiratory muscles and the central respiratory centre.4 The amount of current that passes through the body2 and the point of contact are the main factors that determine the extent of injury.3 The morphological changes observed in electrocution deaths are still not clear and this often leads to a 'negative' autopsy, especially when there is lack of circumstantial evidence. We discuss two cases of electrocution death and various histopathological changes observed in visceral organs including heart and skin. A brief literature review is added.

触电死亡中各器官的组织病理学改变。
电伤造成的死亡是一个主要的健康问题,发病率和死亡率都很高。触电死亡被定义为由于体内电流通过而发生的死亡,显然是一种非自然死亡形式病因包括心室颤动、呼吸肌麻痹和中央呼吸中枢通过身体的电流大小和接触点是决定伤害程度的主要因素在触电死亡中观察到的形态学变化仍然不清楚,这往往导致“阴性”尸检,特别是在缺乏间接证据的情况下。我们讨论两例电刑死亡和各种组织病理变化观察内脏器官,包括心脏和皮肤。补充了一篇简短的文献综述。
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Tropical Doctor
Tropical Doctor 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
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1.20
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144
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: The only journal written by and for health workers in low and middle-income countries, Tropical Doctor provides medical expertise and practical advice on how to apply current medical knowledge to the special circumstances of LMIC countries. This journal provides an ideal forum for sharing experiences and establishing best practice, aiding communication between medical professionals in different environments.
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