کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
98014 160520 2007 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Comparison between lung weight and blood strontium in bodies found in seawater
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه شیمی شیمی آنالیزی یا شیمی تجزیه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Comparison between lung weight and blood strontium in bodies found in seawater
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper examines the use of lung weight increase as an indicator of seawater drowning compared to the amount of Sr absorbed by the blood. The study population was limited to male victims older than 20 years. Significant differences between cases of drowning and “non-drowning” were detected in terms of the lung–heart weight ratio (L/H) (p < 0.001) or lung–body weight ratio (L/B) (p = 0.005). However, using lung weight (L), L/H or L/B to distinguish between seawater drownings and saltwater non-drownings some overlap was produced. The factor rendering least overlap was L/B, which also appeared to be non-dependent on the victim's age. Our findings suggest that a value of L/B higher than 19.5 g/kg could be a useful indicator of death by drowning, but that when a lower value is found, additional drowning diagnoses would be needed to establish the manner of death.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Forensic Science International - Volume 168, Issues 2–3, 24 May 2007, Pages 128–132
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