Suicide in children and adolescents: A case report of the possible suicide of a 7 year old girl and presentation of data from a forensic autopsy material in Norway

IF 1 Q3 MEDICINE, LEGAL
A. Stray‐Pedersen
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Abstract The present paper reports a 7 year old girl’s death by hanging. The forensic investigation disclosed death most likely to be self-inflicted, either an act of suicide, subsidiary a case of accidental asphyxia from a child’s play. A review of forensic autopsy records from southeast Norway during the years 1984-2012 was performed. Totally 116 deaths among children and adolescents < 18 years of age were classified as either suicide or as “undetermined - suicide likely” subsequent to post-mortem examination. The most common suicidal methods were hanging (46%), the use of firearms (24%), jumping in front of a train (11%) and drug intake / intoxication (8%). Though rarely observed in children < 12 years of age, suicide is a common cause of sudden death in adolescents, and there is evidence that the extent of the problem is unceasing. The paper highlights the value of forensic medical examination and crime scene reenactment in the evaluation of the manner of death in obscure cases.
儿童和青少年自杀:挪威一名7岁女孩可能自杀的病例报告和法医尸检材料数据的介绍
摘要本文报道了一起7岁女童上吊死亡的案件。法医调查显示,死亡最有可能是自己造成的,要么是自杀行为,要么是儿童玩耍时意外窒息。对1984-2012年挪威东南部的法医尸检记录进行了审查。在18岁以下的儿童和青少年中,共有116例死亡在尸检后被归类为自杀或"不确定-可能自杀"。最常见的自杀方式是上吊(46%)、使用枪支(24%)、跳车(11%)和吸毒/中毒(8%)。虽然很少在12岁以下的儿童中观察到自杀,但自杀是青少年猝死的常见原因,而且有证据表明,这个问题的程度是不断增加的。本文强调了法医检验和犯罪现场再现在模糊案件死亡方式鉴定中的价值。
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