Extracranial carotid artery injuries may produce severe haemorrhage,cerebral damage or arteriovenous fistula.Examples of traumatic extracranial carotid-jugular fistula are not frequently reported,especially in forensi...Extracranial carotid artery injuries may produce severe haemorrhage,cerebral damage or arteriovenous fistula.Examples of traumatic extracranial carotid-jugular fistula are not frequently reported,especially in forensic medicine.We report a controversial case of an extracranial internal carotid-jugular fistula resulting from a stab wound to the neck.The degree of the injury was classified under“The Standard of Human Body Injury Assessment(2014)”(SIA)in China by forensic examiners.We believe this case report will provide information for the forensic assessment of similar cases.展开更多
Determining who was driving a vehicle is often an important part of the assessment of a crash because of the potentially significant medicolegal ramifications.A case is reported of a vehicle containing two occupants.T...Determining who was driving a vehicle is often an important part of the assessment of a crash because of the potentially significant medicolegal ramifications.A case is reported of a vehicle containing two occupants.The male occupant had a blood alcohol reading of 85 mg/100 ml and the female occupant(who claimed to be the driver)of 0 mg/100 ml.However,the injuries to the male were more consistent with an impact against the steering wheel and from the posterior displacement of the floor toward the driver’s seat.The injuries sustained by the female occupant were less severe and fewer in number.Blood stains on the edge of the driver’s window and the steering wheel were from the male occupant.It was concluded,therefore,that the male occupant had been the driver and not the female occupant as was being claimed.This result had significant implications in terms of insurance claims and potential criminal charges.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 81500921]the National Key Research and Development Program of China[grant number 2016YFC0800700]+1 种基金the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine[grant number 17DZ2273200]the Shanghai Forensic Service Platform[grant number 16DZ290900].
文摘Extracranial carotid artery injuries may produce severe haemorrhage,cerebral damage or arteriovenous fistula.Examples of traumatic extracranial carotid-jugular fistula are not frequently reported,especially in forensic medicine.We report a controversial case of an extracranial internal carotid-jugular fistula resulting from a stab wound to the neck.The degree of the injury was classified under“The Standard of Human Body Injury Assessment(2014)”(SIA)in China by forensic examiners.We believe this case report will provide information for the forensic assessment of similar cases.
文摘Determining who was driving a vehicle is often an important part of the assessment of a crash because of the potentially significant medicolegal ramifications.A case is reported of a vehicle containing two occupants.The male occupant had a blood alcohol reading of 85 mg/100 ml and the female occupant(who claimed to be the driver)of 0 mg/100 ml.However,the injuries to the male were more consistent with an impact against the steering wheel and from the posterior displacement of the floor toward the driver’s seat.The injuries sustained by the female occupant were less severe and fewer in number.Blood stains on the edge of the driver’s window and the steering wheel were from the male occupant.It was concluded,therefore,that the male occupant had been the driver and not the female occupant as was being claimed.This result had significant implications in terms of insurance claims and potential criminal charges.
