Browsing Forensic Medicine by Type "Postprint Article"

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Browsing Forensic Medicine by Type "Postprint Article"

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  • The application of imaging technologies in the detection of trace evidence in forensic medical investigation 
    Cocks, Jeannie; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Steffens, Francois E.; Saayman, Gert (Elsevier, 2015-04)
    In a country notorious for violent crime, it seems that South African medico-legal laboratories make minimal application of technology in the death investigation process and little attention is given to trace evidence. ...
  • An atypical asphyxial death : a case study 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Ferraris, Stefanie Claudia (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-09)
    An atypical asphyxial death is presented. The deceased was found wrapped like a mummy with multiple layers of plastic and adhesive tape, lying face down on the floor of his home. The death scene was in the lounge area of ...
  • Black mamba death : venom versus antivenom? 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Scholtz, Pieter Evelyn Pienaar; Shuttleworth, Jenna-lee (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019-12)
    We present the case of a male adult who was admitted to an emergency department after having sustained envenomation from a black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). According to the available history, a single fang hooked his ...
  • Bone marrow embolism to the lung in electrocution : two case reports 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014-09)
    Bone marrow embolism in electrocution was first described in the literature by Rappaport et al (Am J Pathol. 1951;27(3):407Y433) in 1951. Two case studies demonstrating this phenomenon are reported here, one involving ...
  • Case report : lightning-induced pneumomediastinum 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017-06)
    We present the case of a 41-year-old woman who was fatally injured during a witnessed lightning strike event and in whom autopsy revealed the unusual keraunopathological finding of overt pneumomediastinum. The possible ...
  • "Death at the wheel" due to tuberculosis of the myocardium : a case report 
    Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Saayman, Gert (Elsevier, 2016-07)
    According to the WorldHealth Organization, an estimated 9 million people contracted tuberculosis (TB) with approximately 25% of TB cases being from Africa. TB was reported as the number one cause of natural death for ...
  • Death investigation and forensic medicine in South Africa : historical perspectives, status quo, and quo vadis? 
    Saayman, Gert (Sage, 2020-12)
    South Africa is burdened by both an exceptionally high crude death rate and a very high non-natural death rate. Efficient death investigation may greatly aid in identifying and addressing public health issues, while also ...
  • Deaths from bee stings : a report of three cases from Pretoria, South Africa 
    Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Morris, Neil Kenneth; Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan; Saayman, Gert (Springer, 2016-03)
    In South Africa bee stings are most commonly caused by either Apis mellifera capensis or A. mellifera scutellata, indigenous species which are notoriously aggressive when compared to European honey bees. According to ...
  • A demographic study of homicide–suicide in the Pretoria region over a 5 year period 
    Jena, Shirley; Mountany, Leverne; Muller, Anton (Elsevier, 2009)
    A study was undertaken to research the occurrence of homicide–suicide events in the Pretoria region from January 1997 until October 2001. It is important to attempt understanding this tragic phenomenon from psychiatric ...
  • Disk battery ingestion : a rare cause of perforation of the brachiocephalic artery 
    Loots, Donovan P.; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Saayman, Gert (Springer, 2015-12)
    A previously healthy 2 year old female toddler was brought to the emergency department with a history of severe hematemesis. Posterior-Anterior (PA) and lateral chest radiographs demonstrated a round radio-opaque object ...
  • Does a sixth mechanism exist to explain lightning injuries? Investigating a possible new injury mechanism to determine the cause of injuries related to close lightning flashes 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Jandrell, Ian R.; West, Nicholas J. (Lippencott, Williams & Wilkens, 2012-09)
    Five mechanisms have been described in the literature regarding lightning injury mechanisms. A sixth mechanism is proposed in this article, namely, lightning barotrauma. A simple laboratory experiment was conducted using ...
  • Double death electrocution in the bathtub 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Mabotja, Seduma Suzan; Soul, Bathabile (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2022)
    We report the case of a 25‐year‐old woman and her 3‐year‐old son who were found dead in the bathtub because of electrocution. The case happened in August, which is winter, in South Africa. An electrical urn used to heat ...
  • Drowning in Pretoria, South Africa : a 10-year review 
    Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Saayman, Gert; Morris, Neil Kenneth (Elsevier, 2016-01)
    Drowning is classified as the 3rd leading cause of accidental deaths worldwide and is deemed to be a preventable cause of death. Bodies retrieved from a water medium pose several challenges to the forensic pathologist ...
  • The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide trends in Pretoria, South Africa 
    Robinson, Kay-Leigh; Pretorius, Candice; Blumenthal, Ryan; Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2024-09)
    Suicide is one of the worldwide leading causes of unnatural death. Pretoria is a capital city of South Africa and is the fourth most populated city in South Africa. Between 16 and 22 suicide cases are recorded daily in ...
  • An evaluation of the differences in paediatric skeletal trauma between fatal simple short falls and physical abuse blunt impact loads : an international multicentre pilot study 
    Rowbotham, Samantha K.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Delabarde, Tania; Legrand, Laurence; Van der Walt, Elizabeth; Sutherland, Tom; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Arthurs, Owen J. (Elsevier, 2021-06)
    In cases where a deceased child exhibits trauma as a result of a physical abuse blunt impact load, a parent/caregiver may provide a simple short fall (SSF) as the justification for that trauma. The skeletal fractures remain ...
  • A fatal case of Rickettsiosis from South Africa 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Skosana, Lebogang Busisiwe; Weyer, Jacqueline (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-09)
    We present a case of fatal Rickettsiosis from South Africa.
  • Fatal head injuries in children under the age of 5 years in Pretoria 
    Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Saayman, Gert (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014-09)
    The incidence of fatal injuries in children has been reported to be highest among children aged 1 to 4 years. Major causes of head injury include road traffic accidents, falls, and intentional or inflicted injury (such as ...
  • A fatal outcome of pica 
    Loots, Donovan P.; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine (Springer, 2016-01)
    A previously healthy 31 year old African male was assisting friends with the repair of the roof of a neighboring house. That evening at a social gathering the man complained of an apparent headache and went home early ...
  • A fire extinguisher death : the Macklin effect 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Hänert-van der Zee, Brigitte (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018-06)
    We present the case of an adult white man found dead in a psychiatric institution with fine white powder (monoammonium phosphate) deposited over the entire face after he insufflated the contents of a dry chemical fire ...
  • Full-metal jacket mild steel core ammunition : a case report 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Rossouw, Servaas Hofmeyr (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2023-12)
    The deceased was a 26-year-old man who was killed in a multiple shooting incident while sitting alone in his car. This individual was shot by multiple individuals, with different types of ammunition, from different ...