Med Amin Mesrati, Yosra Mahjoub, Marwa Boussaïd, Hiba Limem, Nouha Abdejlil, Ali Chadly, Abir Aissaoui
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摘要
背景:常见的自杀方法是上吊和投毒。使用自制装置触电自杀的情况非常罕见。受害者通常具有电路知识。在此,我们报告了两例使用自制装置触电自杀的病例:病例 1:一名退休电气技术人员被发现在自己的卧室里毫无反应,身上有两根裸铜线,一根缠绕在左手食指上,另一根放在嘴里。电线的另一端连接着一个电压为 220 V 的墙壁插头。法医尸检和显微镜检查发现,死者死于自杀性触电。案例 2:一名 51 岁的男子被发现死在浴室里,两只手腕上缠着裸铜线,铜线连接着一个 220 伏的墙壁插头。死亡现场勘查、尸体解剖、组织学检测和毒理学检查结果表明是触电自杀。
Unusual cases of suicidal electrocution using a homemade device.
Background: The common methods of suicide are hanging and poisoning. Suicidal electrocution using a homemade device is very rare. Victims usually possess knowledge of electrical circuits. Here, we report two cases of suicide by electrocution using a homemade device.
Case presentation: Case 1: A retired electrical technician was found unresponsive in his bedroom, with two bare copper wires; one encircling the index finger of the left hand, and the other placed in the mouth. The other ends of the wires were connected to a wall plug supplying 220 V current. Forensic autopsy and microscopic findings attributed death to suicidal electrocution.Case 2: A 51-year-old-man was found dead in the bathroom with bare copper wires encircling both wrists and connected to a wall plug carrying 220 V current. Death scene investigation, necropsy, histological tests and toxicological screening indicated suicide by electrocution.
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